Patents Act, 1970

Supreme Court Directs National Policy for Hospital Admissions and Oxygen Buffer Stock: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No.3 of 2021 (30 April 2021)

Supreme Court Directs National Policy for Hospital Admissions and Oxygen Buffer Stock: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No.3 of 2021 (30 April 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: The need for a uniform national policy for hospital admissions, oxygen allocation, and vaccine distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Suo Motu). Case Name: IN RE: […]

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Supreme Court Restores Status Quo in Monsanto Patent Dispute: Monsanto Technology LLC vs. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. (2019)

Supreme Court Restores Status Quo in Monsanto Patent Dispute: Monsanto Technology LLC vs. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Patentability of a man-made DNA construct and its implications on plant varieties. CASE TYPE: Patent Law, Intellectual Property Rights Case Name: Monsanto Technology LLC vs. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. [Judgment Date]: January 08, 2019 Date of the

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Supreme Court Addresses Technical Member Absence in IPAB for Patent Dispute: Natco Pharma Ltd. vs. Union of India (2008)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: October 01, 2008 The Supreme Court of India stepped in to address a unique problem: what happens when the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), which is supposed to handle complex patent disputes, doesn’t have a Technical Member? This issue arose in a case involving Natco Pharma Limited and the Union

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Supreme Court settles the effect of repeal on Exclusive Marketing Rights under the Patents Act: Glaxo Smith Kline PLC vs. Controller of Patents & Designs (2008)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 10, 2008 Citation: N/A (Case reference: Civil Appeal No. 5588 of 2008, arising out of SLP (C) No.21010 of 2006) Judges: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J. and Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J. When a law is repealed, what happens to the rights that were in the process of being decided under

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