Plaintiffs conduct entitles it to damages and all other remedies at law.
Plaintiffs conduct entitles it to damages and all other remedies at law.
Generally, patent enforcement actions come within the scope of regular litigation before civil courts. Pursuant to the abolishment of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board in April 2021, all of the board's matters were transferred to the respective High Courts of Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in other countries must apply for a patent in each of the other countries or in regional patent offices.
Product patent system gives higher level of protection to the inventor as there will not be any other patent holder. TRIPs follow the product patent regime. India's 1970 Patent Act allowed only process patent before it was amended in 2005 to comply with WTO's TRIPs provisions under which there is only product patents.
Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in other countries must apply for a patent in each of the other countries or in regional patent offices.
A U.S. patent holder can block importation and sale of an infringing machine, manufacture or composition of matter in the U.S. and can sue for damages. Suit can be brought against foreign companies in U.S. federal court, so long as the patent holder can serve the infringer.
4. Does Indian Patent give protection worldwide? No. Patent protection is a territorial right and therefore it is effective only within the territory of India.
Is a patent valid in every country? Patents are territorial rights. In general, the exclusive rights are only applicable in the country or region in which a patent has been filed and granted, in ance with the law of that country or region.
The remedies to patent owners are based on certain rights granted under Section 48 of the Patents Act subject to certain exceptions. The Act also offers remedies on the infringement of these rights. The remedies include temporary injunction, permanent injunction, damages or account of profits.
The remedies include temporary injunction, permanent injunction, damages or account of profits.