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ARTICLE · 29 MARCH 2021

IP Times.Law Rewind 2020

Welcome to the 2020 round up of legal news in the field of Intellectual Property Rights by Singhania & Partners. The newsletter summarizes the latest news and provides a quick overview of judgments and developments.

IndiaIntellectual Property

PATENTS

Denial of Hearing Adjournment Request Results in Remand of the Application back to the Patent Office1

The Intellectual Property Appellate Board ("IPAB") referred back the patent application to the Patent Office for further prosecution and directed to provide fair hearing opportunity to the Applicant, Lifesaver IP Limited.

The Applicant within the legitimate limits, filed request for second adjournment under Rule 129 A of the Patents Rules, 2003 ("Rules") and was expecting the matter likely to be adjourned. The Controller instead of re-scheduling the hearing, issued an impugned order refusing the grant of patent due to non-compliance of the objections issued in the hearing notice, while denying the second adjournment request.

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