Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co Kg v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, Government of India, Patent Office

55684569

Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co Kg filed a Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Appeal (Patents) challenging an earlier decision made by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs. The appeal sought to allow Application No. 2420/CHENP/2009 for patent grant. However, the appellant subsequently withdrew the appeal.

Jurisdiction
India
Court
Madras High Court
Case Number
55684569
Decision Date
13 July 2023

Detailed Summary

of the Paris Local Division of the Unified Patent Court concerning a request for extension of time filed by the Bosch defendants. The judge-rapporteur rejected Bosch's request, finding that a non-redacted version of Valeo's 15 June 2026 filing had been deposited in the CMS simultaneously with the redacted version, and that Bosch had failed to exercise due diligence in accessing it. The court ruled that the deadlines under R.29(d) RdP run from 15 June 2026.

Practitioner Note

This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in patent matters before Madras High Court. Understanding the court's reasoning in Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co Kg vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, Government of India, Patent Office is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.

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