DELHI HIGH COURT: The Delhi High Court has become a prominent centre for intellectual property litigation in India. Recently, the Court addressed the issue of allowable claim amendments under Section 59(1) of the Patents Act. In the case of Allergan Inc. v. The Controller of Patents, the court overturned the decision of the Indian Patent...Read More

In one of the earliest and landmark decision of Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978), the Supreme Court of India held that the right to be heard is an essential element of the principles of natural justice. The Court also emphasized therein that any decision affecting the rights of individuals must be reasoned and...Read More

Thirteen (13) years back, in Yahoo v. Controller of Patents (2010) case, Yahoo sought to patent a computer network search apparatus method that allowed advertisers to bid for favorable ad placement on web pages. However, the Controller and the Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal (IPAB) determined that the invention was merely a business strategy and not...Read More