India: Patent

Subscribe

Intellectual property law and copyright law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as licensing and syndication, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law.

Limits Of Claim Construction: Preamble vs. Characterising Clauses In Indian Patent Disputes

Summary: A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court recently stayed an injunction in a patent dispute against Automat, criticizing the "fragmented" approach of focusing solely on the "characterised in that" clause.

OA

Obhan & Associates

IP Verse: Create. Claim. Control. (October – December 2025)

AD11 agreed to discontinue the use of the "Dream11" mark in India, following which the Delhi High Court referred the parties to mediation.

I

CMS INDUSLAW

Annual IP Insights- 2025

The year 2025 marked a pivotal moment for Intellectual Property (IP) law in India. With growing awareness around the protection and enforcement of IP rights among the public, content creators and multinational...

KC

Kochhar & Co.

Urgency In IP Suits: No More Pre-Institution Mediation Hurdles In India?

The Supreme Court in Novenco v. Xero (2025) held that continuing IP infringement constitutes inherent urgency, effectively rewriting the mandatory pre-litigation requirements under Section 12A...

OA

Obhan & Associates

Analysis Of Injunction Rules In Key IP Jurisdictions (Part II): Strategies For Chinese Companies Facing India's Rising Injunction Risks

Purplevine IP

Revisiting India's National IPR Policy 2016 After A Decade Of Implementation - Has It Delivered As Expected?

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Delhi High Court Clarifies Standards For Assessing Inventive Step And Obviousness Before Patent Refusal

L

LexOrbis

Defining Patent Ownership In India: Employment Contracts As Valid Proof Of Right

OA

Obhan & Associates

Why IP Audits Are Becoming Deal-Makers In India's M&A Landscape: Integrating IP Governance Into Due Diligence

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

The Legal Guide To IP Portfolio Management For Large Enterprises

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

The Semaglutide Battle: Why Drl Won The Right To Manufacture Despite Novo's Patent

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

A Peaceful Atomic Age Dawns: India's SHANTI Act And The Nuclear Patent Revolution

OA

Obhan & Associates

3T's Of Computer-Related Inventions And Beyond: Analysis Of Section 3(k) Of The Patents Act, 1970

L

LexOrbis

10 Critical Intellectual Property Mistakes That Can Destroy Startup

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Consent Managers Are India's Next Big Opportunity: Here's The FAQ You Need

AP

AK & Partners

SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 2026: A Structural Reset Of India's Broking Regulatory Framework

India Commercial

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Independent Director Conundrum In India

India Commercial

LP

Legitpro Law

The New Labour Codes In Practice: A Compliance Roadmap For Employers

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Comparative Framework: How The New Labour Codes Differ From 29 Old Labour Laws

India Employment

LP

Legitpro Law

India Opens Up SHANTI Nuclear Patent Regime

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025, is a landmark and progressive legislation...

L

LexOrbis

Detecting And Preventing IP Infringement: Proactive Monitoring For Established Brands

In a world where counterfeit goods and online brand abuse are rampant, established brands must adopt IP infringement monitoring as a core defense.

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Standard Essential Patents And Claim Mapping In India: Judicial Principals And Emerging Trends

Would you stake decades of resources and your company's reputation on an assumption about technology buried deep within your value chain?

AP

AK & Partners

The SHANTI Act, 2025 And A New Era Of Patent Protection For Nuclear Energy-Related Inventions In India

The enactment of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025, represents a significant shift in India's nuclear policy since the 1960s.

L

LexOrbis

Legal And Procedural Framework Of Industrial Design Registration In India

L

LexOrbis

IP Insights: How The DLI Scheme Is Shaping India's Semiconductor IP Ecosystem

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Intellectual Property Rights In The Renewable Energy Sector

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Patent Exclusivity Versus Competition Oversight: India's Emerging Jurisprudence

LP

Legitpro Law

Hoffmann Test For Assessing Inventive Step Applied: Appeal Dismissed By Delhi High Court

L

LexOrbis

Interpreting The Reach Of Diagnostic Process: Delhi High Court Affirms Controller's Refusal Of Patent Under Section 3(i)

L

LexOrbis

Patent Refused Without Addressing All Objections: Delhi High Court Orders Reconsideration

L

LexOrbis

Role Of Patent Prosecution Highways In Advancing Patent Grants

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

How To Build A Sustainable IP Maintenance Strategy For Global Businesses

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Technical Considerations Achieved By Technical Means Implemented On A Computer Patentable: Madras High Court Rules

L

LexOrbis

Patent Refused Without Addressing All Objections: Delhi High Court Orders Reconsideration

The subject invention disclosed a medicine/drug composition/pharmaceutical formulation useful for the treatment of a neurodegenerative disease and capable of reducing adverse side effects...

L

LexOrbis

Role Of Patent Prosecution Highways In Advancing Patent Grants

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is an effective international arrangement, a strategic cooperative framework between two or more Patent Offices, that aims to expedite the patent grant process in the global market.

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

How To Build A Sustainable IP Maintenance Strategy For Global Businesses

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is an effective international arrangement, a strategic cooperative framework between two or more Patent Offices...

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Technical Considerations Achieved By Technical Means Implemented On A Computer Patentable: Madras High Court Rules

The Court concluded that the patent application would pass through the exemption filter "per se" under Section 3(k) if one or more features therein make a technical contribution and thereby augment the functioning of the computer or the device in which the computer programme(s) are embedded.

L

LexOrbis

India's Patent Boom: What's Fueling The 25% Surge In Filings?

DP

De Penning & De Penning

Quia Timet Injunction Denied: Delhi High Court Finds Challenge To The Validity Of Claim Credible

The ongoing patent litigation between FMC and Natco involving the Cyantraniliprole and Chlorantraniliprole patent families since 2022 took a new turn when the Delhi High Court denied FMC's quia timet Injunction plea against Natco Pharma relating to FMC's patent IN 298645 on Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD.

L

LexOrbis

Key To Effective Patent Strategy: Construction & Interpretation Of Patent Claims

Patent claims form the bedrock of intellectual property protection. They are not mere technical statements but legal instruments that define the precise boundaries of an invention, much as a fence marks the limits of a property.

L

LexOrbis

Use Of Algorithms And Computer Programmes With Technical Contribution Patentable: Madras High Court Rules

Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970, remains the most disputed matter being taken up by the Courts in India. In the recent case of AB Initio Technology LLC. Trans Union vs Controller Of Patents [(T)CMA(PT) No.58 of 2023],.

L

LexOrbis

Fast-Tracking Innovation: How Japan And Bahrain Are Making Patents Work Better Together

Japan and Bahrain agreed on something that could change the way inventors and businesses protect what they create.

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Legalaxy - Monthly Newsletter - December 2025

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

Understanding Sole And Exclusive Licenses: Key Differences In Intellectual Property Rights

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Brunei's Approach To Crypto-IP Rights: Coining Patents For Blockchain Innovations

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Intellectual Property Newsletter | October 2025

DL

Dentons Link Legal

The Interface Of Biometrics And Patent Law: A New Legal Paradigm?

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Indian Design Registration Trends 2024: What Businesses Need To Know – II

DP

De Penning & De Penning

Indian Design Registration Trends 2024: What Businesses Need To Know – I

DP

De Penning & De Penning

Reliance On CA Certificates In Arbitration Not Per Se Erroneous, Rules Delhi High Court

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

Patent Wars Uncovered: How Corporate Battles Shape Innovation And Market Control

DP

De Penning & De Penning

India Business Bulletin (November 2025)

India Commercial

Archer & Angel

Relaxo vs Aqualite: Strengthening Design Enforcement In India

RT

RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys

Ensuring Access To Life-Saving Medicines: The Case For Compulsory Licensing In Rare Diseases

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Pre-Grant Opposition Not Permitted After Signing Of Grant: Delhi High Court Affirms

L

LexOrbis

Formulation Fight: Amgen Case Tests Patentability Of Biopharmaceuticals In India

OA

Obhan & Associates

Compulsory Licensing: A Mechanism In Balancing The Rights To Patents And The Need To Protect Health

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

See more

Highlighted Content

For Your Attention, Please: Virtual Marking Of Patented Software

OA

Obhan & Associates

Fast Tracking Through The Patent Prosecution Highway In India

OA

Obhan & Associates

Divisional Applications And Plurality Of Invention In India

OA

Obhan & Associates

Do Scientific Publications Exempt Patent Applications From Anticipation?: The Indian Position

OA

Obhan & Associates

Preparing For Invention Disclosure Meetings: A Guide For Inventors

OA

Obhan & Associates

Patenting 3d Bioprinting In India

OA

Obhan & Associates

Under The Skin: Patentability Of Cosmetic Compositions And Treatments In India

OA

Obhan & Associates

The Cords That Bind: Patenting Embryonic Stem Cell Related Inventions In India

OA

Obhan & Associates

Reporting On Corresponding Foreign Patent Filings In India

OA

Obhan & Associates

Latest Videos

See more

Documents Required For Patent Registration In India (Video)

V

Vakilsearch

Patents In Facial Recognition (Video)

Pl

Photon legal

Mobile Phone – An Unending Innovation! (Video)

Pl

Photon legal

IPR Filings During COVID-19 (Video)

SS

Singhania & Partners LLP

Impact Of India Budget 2016 On IP & Technology Practice (Video Content)

ND

Nishith Desai Associates

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More