A Strong Opposition Leads To Rejection Of Patent Application

(Review of the recent Patent case between Eureka Forbes & Hindustan Unilever Ltd)

In this article a recent case has been introduced where Chennai patent office rejected the Patent application. This rejection is solely based on the strong oppositions placed by the opponent against the Applicant. Going forward, this article also discusses the various preventive measures in keeping the novel invention in front of the Patent office.

An Indian giant company indulged in water purification system and sole manufacturer "Eureka Forbes" filed a patent application at the Chennai Patent office. The filed Patent application having the tile "'iron removal water purifier'' was denied by the Patent office because of the pre grant opposition filed by the Indian MNC Hindustan Unilever Ltd¹. The opponent stated that "the usage of ion exchange resin for the removal of iron as well as its usage in gravity water filters is well known in prior art." Moving forward, it is necessary to