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 […]