After A Decade Long Wait, Finally The Classic Kohlapurichappal Successfully Granted A GI

The plaintiff was the owner of Indian Patent No. 193801 titled "Apparatus for Playing a Quiz Game" which was granted on 9th October 2000 and valid till 8th October 2020.

This is a judgement by the Delhi High Court in April 2018 where the plaintiff sued the defendants alleging that their patents were being infringed by the defendant.

Data localisation appears to be a relatively new concept for India. Before going any further, it is important to understand what really data localisation is.

In 2018, the Delhi High Court in the case of Vior (International) Ltd. and Ors.vs. Maxycon Health Care Private Limited and Ors., the Delhi High Court pronounced a judgement holding that the right of the Plaintiffs was violated ...

Recently in 2018, the Himachal Pradesh High Court passed a judgement revoking a patent granted for a device used for manually hauling of agricultural produce.

Section 115BBF of the Finance Bill, 2016 introduced the Patent Box Regime in India. Patent Box Regime is an effort which enables an inventor to benefit through tax concessions on the royalty income.

Recently in 2018, the Court of Appeal Judgement (UK) in Unwired Planet v Huawei Court of Appeal brought down various highlights regarding patent licensing further reflecting that it is truly complex in nature.

The Patent Rules, 2003 are proposed to be amended by the draft rules as published by The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industry and Internal Trade through a Notification dated 31st May, 2019 [G.S.R.396(E)] .