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Philip Morris Products S.A. v. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr.

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High Court of Delhi | 17 April 2026 Case Numbers: C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 6/2024, 40/2024, 49/2024, 61/2024, 79/2024, 28/2024, 32/2024 and 27/2025 Bench: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Jyoti Singh BACKGROUND This common order disposes of eight connected appeals, all filed by the same appellant, Philip Morris Products S.A., under Section 117A of the Patents Act, 1970, against orders […]

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Border Measures and Customs Recordal for Patents in India

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India’s integration into global trade and manufacturing supply chains has brought with it a sharp increase in the cross-border movement of goods including goods that infringe intellectual property rights. While the narrative around IP enforcement at the border has historically centred on trademarks and copyrights, the enforcement of patent rights at Indian ports of entry

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Patentability of AI and Software Inventions in India

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Artificial intelligence and software are transforming every sector of the economy – from drug discovery and autonomous vehicles to financial modeling and legal research. As these technologies generate increasingly sophisticated outputs, the question of whether they can be protected by patents has become one of the most contested and consequential debates in intellectual property law.

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