Delhi high court rules in favour of Ericsson in a case against iBall

Delhi High Court on Wednesday, 2nd September, ordered an interim injunction on domestic handset manufacturer iBall from importing mobile handsets and other devices that infringe Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson’s registered patents. Ericsson has sued iBall on the grounds that the company had failed to agree to sign licensing agreement on the standard-essential patents, it had alleged that iBall has […]

Computer Related Inventions India IPO Indian Patent office Guidelines for Examination

The Indian Patent Office has recently published the guidelines for examination of Computer Related Invention (CRI) to provide uniformity and consistency in the examination of such applications. The patentability criteria for CRI are same as that of the other inventions namely the patentable subject matter, novelty, inventive step, utility and sufficiency of disclosure or enablement. As a first step towards […]