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Communication Components Antenna Inc. v. Ace Technologies Corp. & Ors.
In assessing infringement at the interim stage, patent claims are to be given a purposive construction covering the substance of the claimed technical solution, and a defendant's unexplained refusal to disclose technical data pecu…
Adverse InferenceClaim ConstructionInterim InjunctionPatent InfringementPatentsKroll Information Assurance, LLC v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks & Ors.
A computer-related invention overcomes the exclusion under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970 only where it is shown to produce a specific technical effect or advancement in the functioning of the underlying hardware, going bey…
Claim AmendmentComputer Related InventionsSection 3(k)Software PatentPatentsT-Mobile International AG and Co. KG. v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks and Anr.
Section 3(m) contains four disjunctive exceptions: a mere scheme, rule, or method of performing a mental act, and a method of playing a game. The word 'mere' qualifies the first three limbs, confining the exclusion to claims that …
Computer Implemented InventionGuidelinesMental ActMethod of Playing GameGeographical IndicationsTea Board, India v. ITC Limited
A certification trade mark or geographical indication registered for a good protects only that good and does not, without more, extend to use of the certified word for unrelated services; an infringement action under the Geographi…
Certification Trade MarkDilutionGeographical IndicationLimitation