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January 14, 2025

WIPO report highlights India’s strong position in patents, trademarks and industrial designs

India has made significant strides in the global intellectual property (IP) landscape, securing a position in the top 10 countries for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2024 report. The latest WIPI report highlights India’s impressive growth in IP filings, reflecting the country’s commitment to innovation and intellectual property rights.
January 16, 2025

Dabur vs Tata in court as battle over ‘schezwan chutney’ trademark hots up

Schezwan Chutney: Brand name or generic product? Delhi High Court is hearing arguments from Dabur India and Tata Consumer-owned Capital Foods
January 17, 2025

Novartis’ Entresto Patent Claims Revived by CAFC

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential decision reversing a district court’s determination that certain claims of a patent for Novartis’ heart failure drug Entresto were invalid for lack of written description, and affirming a finding that the claims were not shown to be invalid for obviousness, lack of enablement, or indefiniteness. Judge Lourie authored the opinion.
January 20, 2025

Delhi High Court reaffirm a ‘method of treatment of plants’ would not fall under the purview of ‘method of agriculture’

In the appeal of Syngenta Crop Protection Ag v. Assistant Controller Of Patents before the Delhi High Court, the refusal order passed by the Ld. Controller of Patents on Application No. 202117035647 titled “Methods of Controlling or Preventing Infestation of Rice Plants by the Phytopathogenic Microorganism Gibberella Fujikuroi” was contested.