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manu (advocate)     16 October 2009

need for reforms in patent law

hello all,

pls give ur ideas on this topic- " need for reforms in patent law". any source of study material or any decision reported on this topic? kindly enlighten.

thanks.



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Prakash Yedhula (Lawyer)     18 October 2009

Tarun Mathur's report on Patent Litigation Trends in India has some interesting findings, including:

  • although the number of patents filed in India is continuing to grow, the number of decided patent litigation suits is quite low - about 1 per year over the past 20 years;
  • there have only been 8 decided cases in total since 2000;
  • (if you believe there's sufficient data to tell), then overall the Indian courts seem to be anti-patent, with 33 decisions against patentees and 14 for them;
  • most Indian patent litigation has involved small entities;
  • surprisingly, litigation tended to occur early in the life of the patent (typically within the first 5 years) [presumably this is linked to the item immediately above];
  • patents with more claims were more likely to be the subject of litigaiton.

The report provides a lot of useful background about patent litigation in India and the applicable law.

The report makes the following recommendations for change: 

  • creation of a specialist patent court (along the lines of the US CAFC);
  • the public should be allowed to observe patent trials;
  • panel of judges should be used in each patent case;
  • patent law should be a compulsory unit in law courses;
  • steps should be taken to strnegthen the ability to enforce patents in India.




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