Introduction In a recent judgment in Sakata Seed Corporation v. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs [1], the Madras High Court set aside a patent refusal order issued by the Controller of Patents for patent application No. 1221/CHENP/2015. The refusal was based on non-compliance with Section 3(j) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 (“the Act”). […]
Introduction Patent prosecution is a crucial process in intellectual property law, encompassing all the steps involved in securing a patent. The Patents Act, 1970 is the core law that deals with patent applications under India’s filing and regulatory framework. In India, patent prosecution is divided into two main phases: pre-grant prosecution and post-grant prosecution. Each […]