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Meritorious win: Patentability of computer related inventions in India
By Gaurav Gupta
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus analyses an Order by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on the issue of patent eligibility of computer-related inventions under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act. The Board promulgated that assessment of ‘technical effect’ produced by the invention is essential and just because a computer program is used for effectuating a part of the invention, it does not provide a bar to patentability. The IPAB also affirmed that the invention must be examined as whole and the ‘technical effect’ and the ‘technical contribution’ associated with the invention are the essential factors in deciding the patentability of computer-related inventions. The author notes that after many battles, including twice in the IPO, twice in the IPAB, and twice in the Delhi High Court, the applicant finally won the war and got a well-deserved relief. According to him, the decision also confirms the view that Indian IP jurisprudence is still developing and that interference by the Courts is not avoidable in all circumstances...
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