Author name: Yogesh Byadwal

Yogesh is an analyst at SpicyIP. He secured the first prize in Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition (2025 edition). He is a Final year law student enrolled in the B.A., LL.B.(Hons.) at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. (mail: [email protected])

Delhi High Court Clarifies that Opposition and Examination Run on Parallel Tracks 

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In Novartis AG v. NATCO, the DB of DHC had to determine the “extent of engagement of pre-grant opposition in the course of proceedings initiated by Controller requiring the applicant for a patent to amend or modify the application, the complete specification thereof or any other related document”. In other words, whether the pre-grant opponent has a ‘right to hearing’ during the “examination” process. The court in this case sought to balance the need for rigorous examination with the need for expeditious […]

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MHC Interprets Section 39’s Interplay with Patent of Addition Applications

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In this post I will discuss Selfdot Tech. v. Controller General of Patents passed by the Madras High Court. I will engage with the arguments raised by the appellant and the respondent with regard to patent of addition, the parent patent application and the scope of Sec. 39. Further, I will analyze the reasoning used by the court in creating a different standard of treatment for divisional applications and patent of additions. I argue that the court narrows the scope

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