Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: December 29, 2025 - January 04, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXSun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. v. Oziel Pharmaceuticals P. Ltd. & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1799Meta Platforms Inc. v. Noufelmalol & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1801Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1804SNV Aviation Private Limited v. Alaska Aviation Academy Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1805Resham Priyadarshini v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr., C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 9/2025A.O. Smith Corporation & Anr. v. Star Smith Export Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., CS(COMM) 532/2022Amitoje India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Classic Display Systems Pvt. Ltd., CS(COMM) 765/2024Hubei Ji Su Kan Dian Technology Co. Ltd. v. Lark Engineering Company (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., C.O.(COMM.IPD-TM) 119/2021Britannia Industries Ltd. v. Shri Swastik Organics & Ors., CS(COMM) 1393/2025Network18 Media & Investments Limited v. Krishnaa @ Jagtar Singh & Ors., CS(COMM) 328/2024Nippon Steel Corporation v. The Controller of Patents, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 1U.S. Green Building Council v. Deming Certification Services Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 2Zydus Healthcare Ltd. v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 3Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL) v. Controller General of Patents, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 4Rajvaidya Shital Prasad and Sons v. Karna Goomar & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 5Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. v. Meghmani Lifesciences Limited & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 4Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. & Ors. v. animesugez.to & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 6Phonographic Performance Limited v. Trinetra Venture & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 5Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH v. Controller General of Patents & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 7Konidala Pawan Kalyan v. Ashok Kumar John Doe & Ors., CS(COMM) 1336/2025Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao v. Ashok Kumar John Doe & Ors., CS(COMM) 1305/2025K.V. Rajendran @ Varun Rajendran v. Sudha Kongara & Ors., C.S. (Comm. Div.) No. 344 of 2025HIGH COURT REPORTSPatents Act, 1970Delhi High Court Revives Inventor's Patent Application For Mechanical Folding DeviceCase Title: Resham Priyadarshini v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr.Case No.: C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 9/2025The Delhi High Court set aside an order of the Patent Office refusing a patent application for an invention titled “A Device For Folding Or Bending An Article.” The Court held that the rejection was based on an incomplete reading of the application and that the Patent Office had failed to properly examine the dependent claims, drawings and detailed specifications. It found the conclusion on lack of inventive step to be unreasoned and abrupt and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.Employment Agreement Is Valid Proof of Right: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Patent Rejection After Inventor's DeathCase Title: Nippon Steel Corporation v. The Controller of PatentsCitation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 1The Delhi High Court set aside the Patent Office's refusal of Nippon Steel Corporation's patent application for a high-strength steel sheet and its manufacturing method. The Court held that an employment agreement entered into between the employer and the inventor constitutes valid proof of right under Section 7(2) of the Patents Act. It found the Patent Office's contrary view to be erroneous.Delhi High Court Rejects Zydus Plea Against Helsinn's Nausea Medication PatentCase Title: Zydus Healthcare Ltd. v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr.Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 3The Delhi High Court dismissed Zydus Healthcare's challenge to the grant of a patent in favour of Helsinn Healthcare SA. The Court held that the Patent Office had committed no jurisdictional error and clarified that pre-grant opposition proceedings are independent of the examination process. It ruled that an opponent has no right to participate in the examination stage.Delhi High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Ericsson's Data Security Invention PatentCase Title: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL) v. Controller General of PatentsCitation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 4The Delhi High Court upheld the Patent Office's rejection of Ericsson's patent application relating to a data security invention. The Court agreed that the claimed method lacked an inventive step and was obvious in light of prior art. It found no reason to interfere with the detailed reasoning recorded by the Patent Office.Delhi High Court Sets Aside Patent Office Order Rejecting Emitec Emissions Dosing DeviceCase Title: Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH v. Controller General of Patents & Anr.Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 7The Delhi High Court set aside the rejection of Emitec's patent application for a reducing-agent dosing device used to cut vehicle emissions. The Court held that the Patent Office had failed to apply the mandatory five-step test for examining inventive step. The matter was remanded for fresh consideration.Delhi High Court Refuses To Restrain Haryana Company From...

Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: December 29, 2025 - January 04, 2026

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