Bill to amend trademarks act passed in Lok Sabha New Delhi, Feb 25: A Bill seeking to amend the Trade Marks Act to incorporate changes in keeping with international laws on patents, intellectual property and trade marks was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2007 seeking to amend Trade Marks Act, 1999 was tabled by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Ashwini Kumar and passed unanimously by a voice vote in the Lower House. The new Act would enable India to meet international trade requirements laid down in the Madrid Protocol, a primary system for facilitating the registration of trademarks in multiple jurisdictions around the world. Source: http://www.zeenews.com/nation/2009-02-26/510762news.html
In a decision dated 21st August 2020 IPAB vide its Order has allowed an appeal and granted Patent to Appellant M/s. PFIZER PRODUCTS INC., USA for Tofacitinib and its salts. The appeal is against the order dated 3 rd September 2015 passed by the Controller of Patents under Section 15 of the Indian Patents Act, whereby the Appellant’s Indian patent application no. 00991/MUMNP/2003 was rejected on the ground that it is hit by section 13(1)(b) and being non-patentable under section 3(d). The Appellant requested for an urgent hearing of the matter and IPAB considered the request for urgent hearing and passed the present order. This Patent application claimed the compound 3-{(3R,4R)-4-Methyl-3-[methyl-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-amino]-piper...
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