Bombay High Court Orders Patent Office to Reconsider 13-Year Delayed Application
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: On September 9, 2026, the Bombay High Court issued an interim order directing the Indian Patent Office to review a scientist’s patent application that had been pending for 13 years. The delay had cut the 20‑year protection period available to the inventor. Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan ruled that the applicant was the sole owner of the invention and ordered the Patent Office to reconsider the case on its merits.
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