The Patent Act 1970

Patent Suit - Jurisdiction, Procedure and the Commercial Courts Act

Patent Suit – Jurisdiction, Procedure and the Commercial Courts Act

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Intellectual property litigation in India has undergone a transformation of considerable significance over the past decade and nowhere is this transformation more visible than in the conduct of patent suits. The enactment of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the establishment of specialised intellectual property divisions in the High Courts, the introduction of case management procedures […]

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Parallel Imports and Section 107A - The Bolar Exemption and Doctrine of Exhaustion

Parallel Imports and Section 107A – The Bolar Exemption and Doctrine of Exhaustion in Indian Patent Law

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Among the most practically significant yet doctrinally complex provisions of the Patents Act, 1970 is Section 107A, inserted into the Act by the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002. In the two decades since its insertion, Section 107A has become one of the most contested and commercially consequential provisions in Indian pharmaceutical patent law, engaging questions that

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Novelty as a Criterion for Patentability in India

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Novelty is the first and most fundamental criterion for patentability under Indian patent law. Before any question of inventive step, industrial applicability or statutory exclusion arises, the threshold question is always the same – is the invention new? If it is not, the inquiry ends there. No amount of technical sophistication, commercial significance or inventive

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Pre-Grant and Post-Grant Opposition in India

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Pre-grant and post-grant opposition proceedings under the Patents Act, 1970 constitute one of the most distinctive features of the Indian patent system. Unlike several jurisdictions that rely predominantly on post-grant administrative review or judicial revocation, India has preserved a dual opposition framework that enables scrutiny both before and after grant. This structure reflects a deliberate

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Patent Infringement in India: Law, Remedies and Litigation Practice

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Patent infringement litigation in India is no longer rare or exceptional. Over the last decade, particularly in pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, mechanical engineering and emerging technology sectors, Indian courts have increasingly engaged with complex patent disputes. The Patents Act, 1970 provides the statutory foundation, but the real texture of infringement law emerges in how courts interpret claims,

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