However, for such substances to be patentable, the substance should satisfy the requirement of synergistic effect.

The most obvious question is whether patent of food is possible. Yes, of course, you can patent your unique recipe.

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, inventors around the world have managed to file almost 3.3 million patent applications in 2020 which represents an increase of 1.6% over 2019 filings.

The Supreme Court of India, owing to the sudden unprecedented surge the number of Covid cases across the country, exercised its power based the provisions laid out in Articles 141 and 142 of the Constitution of India ...

Once a patent is granted the patentee has complete rights over that particular invention in the jurisdiction the patent was granted.

Enforcing an unregistered mark is a challenge; more so when the mark is used and registered by another entity. Toyota found itself in a similar situation with regards to its trademark PRIUS.

In order to obtain a patent in India, the invention should not be disclosed in the public domain prior to filing of a patent application.

The on-going Covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on the healthcare sector.

Bajaj Healthcare has made a request to the Indian Patent Office for a Compulsory License to manufacture a drug named Baricitinib. The request is made under Section 92 of the Patents Act, 1970...

Patenting of life forms in India for many years has been perplexing for the stakeholders.

Prior to the amendment, India recognised three types of Applicants, viz., natural persons, small entity and other than small entity.

The Indian Patents Rules, 2003 has been amended by way of Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2016.

Patent tussle between generic drug manufacturers and innovation companies is commonplace in the highly competitive pharmaceuticals industry.

Blockchain is an evolving technology which enables stakeholders to protect information exchange in sophisticated ways. With the onset of lockdowns due to Covid, work from home has become the new norm.

The Indian Government has announced various initiatives to promote start-ups.

Claims of a patent define the scope of protection conferred by the patent.

Before we look at the decision of the Delhi High Court, it would be wise for us to look at the provision of Section 35:

The current Indian patent regime fulfils nearly all the requirements of the TRIPS mandate as well as the Patent Cooperation Treaty, 1970.

A patent titled "Pharmaceutical Composition Comprising Phenyl Piperazine Derivatives as Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors" (Patent number -IN227963) was granted to H LUNDBECK A/S & ANR on 27 December 2009

Computer software or programs are instructions that are executed by a computer. These are in the form of source codes and object codes, which take a lot of skill, time and labor to develop them.