Case Law Summary: Claudio De Simone v. Actial Farmaceutica SRL
Introduction When Intellectual Property Rights often overlap with each other, it is not surprising that creators face dilemmas over choosing the ideal protection for their […]
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MODERNA US Inc. V. PFIZER Inc., BIONTECH SE, Manufacturing Gmbh & Biontech US Inc. : A patent lawsuit from pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic not only hit hard on the daily lives of humans all around the world but also cause greater damage to the economies […]
Condonation of delay in filing a reply to FER vis-a-vis Exceptional Circumstances under Patents
Background Recently, the Delhi High Court, in the case of European Union v. Union of India, WP (C) IPD 5 of 2022, condoned the delay […]
THE RECOGNITION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS INVENTOR UNDER PATENT LAWS: A REVIEW OF LAW AND PRECEDENT OF UNITED STATES, EUROPEAN UNION AND INDIA
Introduction The fundamental recognition of IPR has been adopted in the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which recognizes two rights- the […]
BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYES OF BEHOLDER: L’OREAL’S VICTORY AGAINST INDEFINITE PATENTS
INTRODUCTION: It all started when L’Oréal in 2010, launched its new range of skincare products which were termed the Youth Code line. This line was […]
UNINTENTIONAL ABANDONMENT
The Patent laws in India have been designed to act as an incentive for innovation, as well as enable the owner to prevent others from […]
Time is almost up for the innovation patent in Australia
Let’s talk about patents in Australia. There are two types of patent granted in Australia: the standard patent and the innovation patent. Both the forms […]
ISRO benefits from the Indian Patent (Amendment) Rules 2019- Story of Patent No. 371127
The Indian Patent Office has been time and again criticised for being extremely slow in the grant of patents[1]. According to a report by IndiaSpend, […]
‘Dabus is the Inventor’ Says Federal Court of Australia in Landmark Judgment of Thaler V. Commissioner of Patents, [2021] Fca 879.
On 30th July 2021, Federal court of Australia held that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can be an inventor as per the Australian Patent Act […]
Australian Court rules in the favor of DABUS
Whether an Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be considered as an inventor in the patent law has been in question since long. On 30th July 2021, […]