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Patentability Training Course: Master Search Techniques (ONLINE EVENT: October 8th 2025) - ResearchAndMarkets.com
22 May 2025 14:44 GMT
… , understanding the nuances of patentability-including novelty, non-obviousness, and industrial applicability-is … crucial.
Patent examiners meticulously review applications …
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Bombay High Court sides with Indian Patent Office in refusal appeal decision clarifying distinction between examination and pre-grant opposition
21 May 2025 11:02 GMT
… amp; Anr vThe Controller of Patent and Designs & Ors, … patent application refusal stands if lack of novelty or inventive step … appealed against the Indian Patent Office (IPO)’s refusal … findings under lack of inventive step merit consideration. Relying on …
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Delhi High Court sets aside patent office's order rejecting Taiho Pharma's application
21 May 2025 03:04 GMT
… of inventive step under Section 2(1)(ja) of the Patent Act … , pertaining to lack of inventive step, is closely intertwined with … considered while examining the inventive step under Section 2(1)( … describes that an 'inventive step' means a feature of …
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Controller Of Patents Must Specify Known Substance Against Which Claimed Invention Is Being Assessed In Hearing Notice: Delhi High Court
15 May 2025 19:17 GMT
… notice issued to the patent applicant, in order to … inventive step as required under Section 2(1)(ja) and is non patentable … compounds of the subject patent application and those disclosed … objection of the patent application lacking inventive step in terms of …
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Delhi High Court division bench overturns injunction ruling amid genus and species patent controversy
07 May 2025 22:58 GMT
… infringement of its Indian species patent (IN334397) covering the compound risdiplam … difference between the suit patent and genus patent WO’916 is that … nuanced and technical evaluation of inventive step. It is hoped that more …
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How to Protect Your Patent and Safeguard Your IP
07 May 2025 17:40 GMT
… requirements for obtaining the patent.
Patents are granted by … patent rights.
Patentability requirements generally include:
Novelty: An invention must be new;
Non-obviousness … successfully navigated the patent process, securing “patent pending” status. …
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The Delicate Balance: Pharmaceutical Patents, Public Health, and the Quest for Innovation
01 May 2025 15:20 GMT
… therapeutic efficacy. The European Patent Office (EPO) assesses inventive step and plausibility, but … grounds including lack of inventive step and non-patentability under Sections 3(d …
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How GLP-1 drug patents worsen healthcare disparities
30 Apr 2025 18:26 GMT
… 2041.
By weaving these patent thickets with patent term extensions, both companies … the patent system. Tighten the thresholds for novelty and non-obviousness to prevent … follow-on patents for trivial modifications …
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A welcome change: Sweden’s new patent act
30 Apr 2025 02:06 GMT
… the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (Patent och registreringsverket (PRV)) received … “An invention has an inventive step if, taking into account … 4 of the Patent Act): The patent claims shall define … a rule allowing the patent holder to oppose further …
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Court slams inventor in patent refusal claim
23 Apr 2025 12:22 GMT
… to grant his patent, including alleged “patent infringement by car … patent application on the grounds of lack of novelty and inventive step … for reinstatement of his patent application within the … lack of novelty and inventive step, which Mr Ahmad had …