Novartis AG v. Union of India

National IPR Policy 2016 India: Objectives, Reforms & Impact

India’s adoption of a comprehensive National Intellectual Property Rights Policy on 12 May 2016 marked an inflection point in the country’s engagement with the knowledge economy. For the first time, the government brought all forms of intellectual property – patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications, industrial designs, semiconductor integrated circuit layout designs, trade secrets and plant

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Non-Patentable Subject Matter in India: A Complete Guide to Section 3

The grant of a patent is not an automatic entitlement that follows from novelty or inventive step alone. Before any invention can be examined on those standard criteria, it must first clear a foundational threshold: it must constitute a patentable subject matter under Indian law. The Patents Act, 1970 draws this threshold with deliberate precision

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