IP Case Law › Patents › Dr. Dulal Kumar De v. Union of India & Ors.
Relevant Acts and provisions
Patents Act, 1970
Provisions considered: Section 149, Patents Act, 1970
Brief facts
The petitioner's patent application was treated as abandoned after he did not respond to the examination report, which the Patent Office had communicated by email. He challenged the abandonment, arguing that postal service under Section 149 was mandatory.
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Abandonment Email Communication Patent Prosecution Service of Examination Report Writ Petition
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