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Principal Associate in the Intellectual Property Practice at the Delhi-NCR Office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Rohin can be reached at rohin.koolwal@cyrilshroff.com.

Draft Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions 2025

Introduction

  • Computer Related Inventions (“CRIs”) comprise of inventions involving the use of computers, computer networks or other programmable apparatus and techniques related thereto and include inventions having one or more features that are realised wholly or partially by means of a computer hardware/ software. To foster uniformity and consistency in examining applications with respect to CRIs, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks released “Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (“CRIs”), 2017” (“2017 Guidelines”), which dealt with the various provisions to be considered by the patent office while dealing with patent applications related to CRIs.

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Proceedings seeking revocation of a Patent not same as those seeking a finding of Invalidity

In  its recent judgment dated January 15, 2025, in C.O. (COMM.IPD-PAT) 38/2022 Macleod Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Vs The Controller of Patents and Anr., the Delhi High Court (“DHC”) tackled some rather tricky but interesting questions, which have surfaced time and again in heavily contested patent infringement and invalidation proceedings in recent years, particularly in the pharmaceutical space.Continue Reading Proceedings seeking revocation of a Patent not same as those seeking a finding of Invalidity

The 22nd Law Commission Report on Trade Secrets: Call for a balancing Act?

The 22nd Law Commission of India issued a report titled “Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage” (“LCR”), on March 5, 2024, to recommend a new legal framework to adjudicate claims related to disclosure of trade secrets, and the key provisions that it should encompass. Through this article, we intend to briefly summarise the legal framework applicable to trade secrets in India, highlight significant perspectives considered by the Law Commission and the recommendations thereof.Continue Reading The 22nd Law Commission Report on Trade Secrets: Call for a balancing Act?