The Himachal Pradesh High Court on 8 July 2024 notified its Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022. The official copy of the said rules can be viewed here Notified IP Rules
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The Indian Patent Office has issued Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs] on 26th August 2024, clarifying working statement deadlines under Amendment of Patent Rules of India which came to force on 15th March 2024. For your immediate reference and records, we are enclosing copy of the FAQs.
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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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In the matter of Wow Momo Foods Private Limited (Plaintiff) v Wow Punjabi (Defendant) (CS(COMM) 253/2024), the Delhi High Court, vide its order dated 22 March 2024, held that “this Court is satisfied that plaintiff has made out a prima facie case for grant of an ex parte ad interim injunction till the next date of hearing. Balance of convenience lies in favour of plaintiff and plaintiff is likely to suffer irreparable harm in case the injunction, as prayed for, is not granted.”
Continue reading “Delhi High Court finds ‘WOW’ in the Plaintiff’s case, grants ex parte ad interim injunction against Wow Punjabi”We are proud to share that our esteemed client, Kurkshetra University, has recently recognized the hard work and dedication of our Managing Founder – Dr. Ramesh Kr. Mehta, with a heartfelt letter of appreciation. His exceptional contributions in developing and building a robust Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) portfolio have been instrumental in shaping the innovative strategies that define our firm.
Continue reading “Honoring Excellence: A Letter of Appreciation from Kurkshetra University”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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In the matter of Arthrogen GMBH (‘Appellant’) v Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks and Anr (‘Respondents’) [C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 415/2022], the Delhi High Court, vide its order dated 05.02.2024, set aside the Respondents impugned order dated 28th November 2019 and remanded the matter to the Respondents for de novo consideration while restoring the patent application for the subject patent to its original number.
Continue reading “Delhi High Court differentiates between a method of treatment and a method of producing a substance used for treatment”The Delhi High Court, on 26 December 26 2023, in Van Tibolli & Anr. (‘Plaintiff(s)’) v. K. Srinivas Rao & Anr. (‘Defendant(s)’) [CS(COMM) 339/2021 & I.A. 8970/20;21] restrained the Defendants, pending disposal of the present suit, from using the mark “GK WELLNESS” in any form, including the logos,
We are pleased to announce that Aastha Jain was invited by The NorthCap University. She was judge for the Semi-Final Rounds of the NCU Intra Law School Moot Court Competition (Edition I). The Competition was held on 4-5 March, 2022. We thank all the members for providing a platform for young minds to explore niche areas of law.
Continue reading “NCU Intra Law School Moot Court Competition (Edition I)”We are pleased to share that members of Mehta & Mehta Associates (MehtaIP) – Ankush Mehta and Abhilasha Niroola have been named in the 2021 edition of WIPR Leaders. Profiling the leading IP practitioners from around the world, WIPR Leaders consists of a directory of entrants. All Leaders were chosen after a four month nomination process, in which WIPR sought views from 12,000 IP professionals.
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