Madras High Court via recent judgement dated March 28, 2024, in Genentech vs Controller Of Patents And Designs [(T)CMA(PT) No.57 of 2023 (OA/50/2020/PT/CHN)] addressed Genentech, Inc.’s appeal concerning the rejection of its patent application (No. 5832/CHENP/2014) for “Inhibitors of IAP”—organic compounds intended for cancer therapy.
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Emphasizing Substantive Evaluation Over Semantics: Madras High Court Sets Aside Patent Rejection
The Madras High Court on February 8, 2024, in Techpolymers Industria E Comercio LTDA vs. The Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs [(T)CMA(PT)/180/2023, (OA/SR.11/2020/PT/CHN)], addressed the rejection of a patent application concerning thermoplastic polymers used in injection-molded articles.
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