Bombay High Court Allows Restoration of Patent in Annuity Payment Dispute — Petitioner's Failure to Pay Annuities Due to Bona Fide Mistake and Lack of Proper Communication from Patent Office. Court held that the Patent Office must give notice before treating a patent as ceased and that the petitioner's application for restoration should be considered on merits under Section 60 of the Patents Act, 1970.
10 Feb 2014The petitioner, Teijin Limited, a Japanese corporation, was the grantee of Patent No. 207883 in India. The patent was granted on 24th October 2003. Th...
