India: Intellectual Property

The viewpoint of being able to provide cheap drugs to a population which cannot afford it has started yet another debate in the pharma sector about how drug companies should price the life saving drugs in the developing world.

In an eagerly awaited decision, India's Controller of Patents has granted a licence to generics pharmaceutical manufacturer, Natco Pharma Ltd (Natco) to manufacture Bayer's patented anticancer drug 'Naxavar'.

In Scan Biotech India & Another v Scan Biotech India , Scan Biotech India & Another (Plaintiffs), a pharmaceutical product manufacturing concern sought permanent injunction against Scan Biotech India (Defendant) for their use of the trademark "BOLRAN" and the use of the trade name "SCAN BIOTEK INDIA".

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India (SC) delivered a significant judgment dated April 15, 2025 in Cryogas Equipment Private Limited v. Inox India Limited & Others and LNG Express India Private Limited v. Inox India Limited & Others.

The SC, in the case of Cryogas Equipment (P) Ltd. v. Inox India Ltd., delved into the aspect of whether proprietary engineering drawings and related literary works associated with internal parts of liquified...

The case of "Al-Hamd Tradenation vs Phonographic Performances Limited" centered on the issue of whether demanding exorbitant licensing fees constitutes a refusal under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957, and whether such refusal would justify the grant of a compulsory license.

In the rapidly evolving tech landscape, innovation and standardization are crucial for ensuring seamless interoperability between products and services.

The case of "Al-Hamd Tradenation vs Phonographic Performances Limited" centered on the issue of whether demanding exorbitant licensing fees constitutes a refusal under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957, and whether such refusal would justify the grant of a compulsory license.

On 7 July 2025, FSSAI ordered every Licensing Authority to rigorously scrutinise the Annual Returns of Food Businesses Operators.

In the rapidly evolving tech landscape, innovation and standardization are crucial for ensuring seamless interoperability between products and services.

This remarkable surge is the outcome of strategic policy reforms, sweeping digitisation measures, and sustained awareness campaigns undertaken by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

Quick on the heels of the Delhi High Court order (July 1, 2025) directing the South Korean Firm to Deposit INR 290 Crores (25% of the claimed damages of INR 1160 Crores) in Communication Components Antenna Inc. vs Ace Technologies Corp. & Ors.