N.Solomon v. S.A.Safiullah and The Controller of Patents Patent Office

57702246

N.Solomon filed a petition seeking the revocation of Patent No. 198079, which was granted to S.A.Safiullah. The court noted that the term of the said patent had expired.

Jurisdiction
India
Court
Madras High Court
Case Number
57702246
Judge(s)
Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy

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 N.Solomon vs S.A.Safiullah and The Controller of Patents Patent Office is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.

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