Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Patent Refusal Under Section 15 Patents Act | Non-Speaking Orders Violate Natural Justice & Patent Office Manual: Bombay HC
Bombay HC quashed a patent refusal order for failing to provide independent reasoning or address the applicant’s submissions, violating natural justice principles. The court mandated a holistic assessment under the Patent Office Manual, emphasizing that novelty and inventive step objections must be explicitly notified and reasoned.