The Tech is Dead, Long Live the Tech: Lessons in Indian SEP Litigation from Philips v. Bathla
On October 13, 2025, the Delhi High Court concluded a 21-year long patent dispute to give its first standard essential patent (SEP) non-infringement decision. In this judgment, the Court has ruled on patent infringement, discussed the impleadment of third-parties, identification of type of patent, requisites for claim mapping, effective use of evidence, and presentation of SEP essentiality. Interestingly the essentiality of the SEP was not framed as an issue in the suit, but the Court considered it on ‘vehement submissions’ […]