Supreme Court to Examine Patent Term Adjustment in India: What Could It Mean for Patent Owners?
The Supreme Court of India has issued notice on a plea in Gunjan Sinha v. Union of India that asks whether India should adopt a US-style Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) system. Today, a patent lasts 20 years from the filing date, so time spent during the patent examination process runs within that 20-year term. The […]
Pharmaceutical Patent Infringement in India: How Courts Compare Competing Drug Products?
What happens when two drug companies sell almost similar medicines but only one of them holds a patent? In pharmaceutical patent infringement cases, Indian courts examine whether the accused product or process falls within the scope of the patent claims. Depending on the case, issues such as validity and public interest including access to affordable […]
Generative AI Patent Landscape 2026: Trends, Key Players and Emerging Technologies
Generative artificial intelligence has moved into a different phase of patent activity. Only a few years ago, much of the patent discussion around GenAI centred on generative adversarial networks, early language-generation techniques and relatively narrow applications. The position in 2026 is considerably different. Large language models (LLMs) are now an important patent category in their […]
How AI Is Changing Patent Examination and Prosecution in 2026?
Artificial intelligence is no longer relevant to patent practice only because companies are seeking protection for AI-related inventions. It is now becoming part of the machinery through which patent applications themselves are searched, examined, prosecuted and managed. That distinction matters. By 2026, major patent offices are no longer discussing AI only as a future possibility. […]
Patent Ownership and Assignment in India: What the IIT Bombay Case Tells Inventors and Research Institutions
Who owns an invention developed within a university or research institution – the individual inventor or the institution? The answer cannot safely be determined merely by asking who conceived the invention, who supervised the research, or whose facilities were used. Patent ownership can turn on the institution’s intellectual property policy, the status of the researcher, […]
Delhi High Court on Section 14 Patent Hearings: Why a Pre-Grant Opposition Hearing Cannot Replace the Applicant’s Statutory Hearing
Patent prosecution and pre-grant opposition may concern the same patent application, and some of the objections raised in the two processes may overlap. Procedurally, however, they do not become one proceeding merely because they run alongside each other. The Delhi High Court has reinforced this distinction in Fresenius Kabi Ipsum SRL v. The Assistant Controller […]
WIPO Pearl Update Introduces Over 10,000 Patent-Related Terms
The World Intellectual Property Organization has officially expanded its multilingual nomenclature assets. More than 10,000 scientific, technical, and legal entries are now live in its online repository. This specific development, widely recognized as a major WIPO Pearl update, directly enhances how you access standardized intellectual property descriptions globally. With this expansion, the WIPO Pearl terminology […]
PCT Application Mistakes: How to Protect Your Global Filing Date in 2026
Protecting your inventions across the globe is a tough job, even for those with plenty of experience. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows you to seek patent rights in over 150 countries with a single “international” application. However, because the rules are so detailed, the common PCT Application Mistakes can put your entire worldwide strategy […]
WIIH 2026: Global Intangible Investment Highlights Officially Launched
Global Intangible Investment Highlights 2026: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), together with the Luiss Business School, just announced the upcoming release of its annual publication. This formal presentation of the World Intangible Investment Highlights 2026 takes place on July 8, 2026. It’s scheduled during the Sixty-Eighth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the […]
Republic of Moldova Becomes 40th Member State of the European Patent Organisation
International intellectual property law reached a major turning point on 1 June 2026. On this date, the Republic of Moldova joined the European Patent Organization. This structural change follows the deposit of its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC) on 25 March 2026. What does this mean for practitioners? It means the […]