Judicial decisions interpreting the Patent Act ,1970 including landmark rulings
Madras High Court | O.S.A. Nos. 132 and 133 of 2010 | Decided on 4 October 2010 Coram: Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice K.K. Sasidharan Background This dispute arose between two of India’s biggest two-wheeler manufacturers and it was not just about who copied whose technology. It was also about who gets to speak […]
Delhi High Court | Decided: 8 February 2011 W.P. (C) No. 801 of 2011 Bench: Justice S. Muralidhar Background Nippon Steel Corporation, a Japanese corporation with world-class technology in the field of medium-high grade steel, was engaged in intensive research and development in steelmaking and related engineering. On 9 February 2007, Nippon Steel filed an
Bombay High Court | Decided: 19 December 2007 Bench: Justice A.H. Joshi Citation: (2008) 3 MLJ 599 Background Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd., the plaintiff-appellant, was the registered holder of two patents – “GSWR” and “Spiral Lock Systems” bearing Patent Nos. 196240 and 201177 respectively – relating to rope and wire systems used in infrastructure projects. The
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O.S. No. 3 of 1999, decided on 17 May 2010 (Kerala High Court) Background Low Heat Driers Pvt. Ltd., a company incorporated in 1987 and engaged in manufacturing drying equipment for agricultural produce, claimed to have developed a novel device for smoke drying of agricultural products, particularly ribbed rubber sheets. The invention was attributed to
Supreme Court of India | Civil Appeal No. 6718 of 2013 | Decided: 2 June 2014 Bench: Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar & Justice A.K. Patnaik Citation: AIR 2014 SC 2210 | (2014) 15 SCC 360 Background Dr. Aloys Wobben, a German scientist-engineer and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, held approximately 2,700
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Bayer Corporation v. Union of India through the Secretary, Writ Petition No. 1323 of 2013 (Bombay HC, 15 July 2014); AIR 2014 Bombay Background The petitioner, Bayer Corporation, is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana, United States of America. As a result of its research and development activities, the petitioner
M/s UCB Farchim SA v. M/s Cipla Ltd. & Ors., W.P.(C) No. 332 of 2010 (along with connected matters), Delhi High Court, decided on 8 February 2010 Background Writ petitions before the Delhi High Court raised an important procedural question under Indian patent law: whether a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution is
Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. & Ors. v. Monsanto Technology LLC & Ors., FAO (OS) (COMM) 86/2017 & 76/2017, Delhi High Court, decided on 11 April 2018. Background This case arose from a long-standing dispute between Monsanto Technology LLC and Indian seed companies led by Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. Monsanto held Indian Patent No. 214436, which related to
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 22 September 2015 CS (OS) No. 3812 of 2014 & I.A. No. 24580 of 2014 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh Citation: 2015 SCC OnLine Del 13243 | (2015) 65 PTC 285 (Del) Background Novartis AG, a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation, and its affiliate were the