India’s IP Turning Point: Landmark Intellectual Property Judgments of 2025 and Their Strategic Impact (Part 1)

India Intellectual Property Judgments of 2025 (Part 1)

Philips v. Indian Implementers

Court: Delhi High Court

In a significant 2025 ruling concerning Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), the Delhi High Court reaffirmed India’s evolving and increasingly assertive stance on SEP enforcement, particularly at the interim injunction stage. The Court held that SEPs are fully enforceable in India even before final adjudication, provided the patentee is able to satisfy certain well-defined conditions grounded … Read More

Patenting trends in Bitcoin and Blockchain Technologies

Patenting trends in Bitcoin and blockchain technologies reflect the growing interest and investment in decentralized technologies. Bitcoin and blockchain technologies have seen a significant rise in patent filings globally, with major contributions from countries like China and the United States.

Leading Countries with Blockchain Patents

In 2020, China led the way, with 17 of the top 20 companies filing blockchain patent applications based there. Alibaba … Read More

Overcoming Obviousness and Non-Inventiveness in Patent Drafting

Overcoming Obviousness and Non-Inventiveness in Patent Drafting

Patent drafting is a delicate art and science. One of the most common hurdles inventors and patent practitioners face is overcoming objections related to obviousness or lack of inventiveness. These objections arise when the patent examiner believes that the claimed invention does not involve a sufficient “inventive step” over the existing prior art.

What is an inventive step?

Inventive step (or non-obviousness) is a … Read More