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Violation of duty of disclosure in patents

The document discusses the "Duty of Disclosure" requirement under the Indian Patents Act for patent applications filed in India. It provides details on the history and interpretation of Section 8 of the Act, which mandates disclosing information on corresponding foreign patent applications. It outlines the time limits and details to be provided, and consequences of non-compliance such as grounds for pre-grant opposition, post-grant opposition, and revocation. It also summarizes two court cases where patents were revoked for violating Section 8 by not submitting information on foreign applications.

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CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com VIOLATION OF “DUTY OF DISCLOSIRE” IN PATENTS SUSHMA ASSOCIATE- PATENTS
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Every individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application has a general “Duty to Disclose” certain information related to the invention apart from novelty, inventive step and working of the invention. INTRODUCTION
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com “Duty of Disclosure” is a peculiar requirement by the Indian Patent Office in connection to a patent application filing in India. At the time of filing a patent application in India, the applicant must submit an undertaking stating that, he would keep the Controller updated from time to time about patent applications filed outside India relating to the same or substantially the same invention as filed in India under section 8 & rule 12 of Patent Act & Rules. Such updates shall be provided till the patent is granted in India. The objective of seeking such information from the applicant is to assist the Indian Patent Office in examining the Indian patent application. IN INDIA
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com This provision was introduced subsequent to Justice N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR report titled “REPORT ON THE REVISION OF PATENT LAW”. The suggestion provided in the report is: “It would be of advantage therefore if the applicant is required to state whether he has made any application for a patent for the same or substantially the same invention as in India in any foreign country or countries, the objections, if any, raised by the Patent offices of such countries on the ground of novelty or un patentability or otherwise and the amendments directed to be made or actually made to the specification or claims in the foreign country or countries.” HISTORY
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com As per Sec 8(1), an applicant of an Indian patent application shall provided detailed particulars about patent applications filed outside India (foreign applications) for the same or substantially same invention. It shall be noted that such detailed particulars will have to be submitted as long as those foreign applications are filed by the instant applicant, or by any person deriving title from him or by any person through whom he derives title. The disclosure under Sec 8(1) is a mandatory voluntary disclosure. On the other hand, Sec 8 (2) of Indian patent Act empowers the Controller to seek detailed particulars corresponding to the foreign applications at any time during the prosecution of the Indian patent application. INTERPRETATION OF SECTION 8
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com •Within 6 months of filing the Indian patent application, wherein foreign applications are filed or when the Controller is seeking to furnish such information and should be filed in Form 3. Details corresponding to filing of patent application, grant of patent, issuance of examination report, response to examination report, amendment of specification and objections to grant of patent, among others. Hence, when such events occur with respect to foreign applications, detailed particulars corresponding to such events should be furnished within 6 months from the date of occurrence of such an event. Further, the applicant should submit the copies of all the searches and examination reports including claims allowed in respect of any family applications including CIP’s, divisional, etc. as the applicant is under continued obligation to provide such details. TIME LIMIT & PARTICULARS
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Violation of Sec 8 has far reaching consequences, which can be a ground for •Pre-grant opposition under 25(1)(h). that the applicant has failed to disclose to the Controller the information required by section 8 or has furnished the information which in any material particular was false to his knowledge; •Post-grant opposition under 25(2)(h). that the patentee has failed to disclose to the Controller the information required by section 8 or has furnished the information which in any material particular was false to his knowledge; •Revocation sunder Sec 64(1)(m). that the applicant for the patent has failed to disclose to the Controller the information required by section 8 or has furnished information which in any material particular was false to his knowledge; CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATING SECTION 8:
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com CASE LAW I- VIOLATING SECTION 8 Revocation of Hindustan Unilever limited’s patent by Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB): HUL’s Patent: Patent No. IN195937 (filter cartridge for use in gravity flow filtration). Date of grant: August 26, 2005 Launched Product “pureit” on 2008. Tata Chemicals Ltd: A water purifier named “SWACH” in the following year. HUL had filed a suit for infringement. Tata Chemicals Ltd. objected the validity of the patent IN195937 on various grounds, section 8 being one among others.
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com The IPAB revoked HUL’s patent on the basis that HUL violated Section 8 of the Indian Patent Act. Excerpts from the IPAB’s order: •Patent Application No.709/MUM/2002 was filed on 7.8.2002. Form-3 was filed on the same day. •The respondent had filed an application in Great Britain, Thailand, Japan as a domestic application and a PCT application. •On 25.07.2003, the details of the Great Britain filing were submitted but nothing else. • ISR and IPER were issued but not submitted. •The knowledge of the prior art is not the same as the opinion of the EPO. In this case, we sustain the objection raised by the applicant regarding Section 64(1)(m). The patent is liable to be revoked on this ground also.
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com CASE LAW II- VIOLATING SECTION 8 Revocation of two Allergan’s patent by Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB): Ajanta Pharma Ltd, a leading Indian drug maker had filed for revocation of two Allergan’s patents on Ganfort (Patent No. 212695) and Combigan (Patent No. 219504) on the grounds of "obviousness, insufficiency and non-disclosure of information under Section 8. The IPAB passed a judgment in favor of Ajanta Pharma revoking the two patents, wherein violation of Section 8 was one of the reasons for revocation.
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com The counsel submitted that Form 3 of 20.01.2004 furnished by the respondent in IPO indicated that Korea, New Zealand, Canada, China and Japan were pending applications. However, the application numbers of the same were not disclosed. Exhibit EA 1 of the Miscellaneous Petition clearly indicates that these application numbers had been generated. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted a respondent wide letter on January 20, 2005 to submit the details as and when available. However, no such information was provided to the Patent Office.
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com CASE LAW III- VIOLATING SECTION 8 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ..... Plaintiff MAJ. (RETD) SUKESH BEHL & ANR ..... Defendants An infringement suit has been filed by Plaintiff Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. against Maj. (Retd.) Sukesh Behl, proprietor M/s. Pearl Engineering Company (Defendant No.1) and M/s. Pearl Engineering Company (Defendant No.2) for permanent injunction to restrain the Defendants from infringing the Plaintiff's Essential DVD Video/DVD ROM Disc Patents, in particular Indian Patent registered under No. 218255 and for other incidental reliefs.
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Philips sued Sukesh Behl for infringement and in turn was charged with the risk of invalidation for allegedly failing to comply with Section 8 of the Act. It was alleged that Philips did not submit the details of corresponding foreign applications within the prescribed three months time under Section 8 of the Act. It contended that since there was an obvious suppression of vital information, “the ground for vacation of patent” under Section 64(1) (m) was prima facie attracted.
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Philips, in its defence, submitted an affidavit from the patent agent who prosecuted the patent that only one of the pages containing additional information was inadvertently omitted. A paralegal had failed to photocopy the back of a document while submitting the application. Philips further submitted that the failure to file additional information under Section 8 was inadvertent and accordingly does not prejudice the prosecution of the said patent. The Court agreed and denied the defendant's request to revoke the patent.
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com The Section is amended to provide the information relating to the invention lacking novelty or patentability and the amendments effected to the specification or claims” This clearly shows that legislature intended this information submitted by the applicant to assist the Controller in examining the patent. This provision was introduced when the Indian patent office did not have ready access to the information in relation to foreign patents. CONCLUSION
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com In view thereof, the patent office should ideally come out with the clear guidance as to what is required to be submitted and when to comply with the requirements of Section 8. However, the applicant will still have to diligently analyze all the documents relating to the processing of the patent application outside India periodically to identify the documents that need to be filed before the Indian Patent Office, to avoid any challenge either during the prosecution or post grant of Indian patent.
CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com THANK YOU

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Violation of duty of disclosure in patents

  • 1.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com VIOLATION OF “DUTY OF DISCLOSIRE” IN PATENTS SUSHMA ASSOCIATE- PATENTS
  • 2.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Every individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application has a general “Duty to Disclose” certain information related to the invention apart from novelty, inventive step and working of the invention. INTRODUCTION
  • 3.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com “Duty of Disclosure” is a peculiar requirement by the Indian Patent Office in connection to a patent application filing in India. At the time of filing a patent application in India, the applicant must submit an undertaking stating that, he would keep the Controller updated from time to time about patent applications filed outside India relating to the same or substantially the same invention as filed in India under section 8 & rule 12 of Patent Act & Rules. Such updates shall be provided till the patent is granted in India. The objective of seeking such information from the applicant is to assist the Indian Patent Office in examining the Indian patent application. IN INDIA
  • 4.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com This provision was introduced subsequent to Justice N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR report titled “REPORT ON THE REVISION OF PATENT LAW”. The suggestion provided in the report is: “It would be of advantage therefore if the applicant is required to state whether he has made any application for a patent for the same or substantially the same invention as in India in any foreign country or countries, the objections, if any, raised by the Patent offices of such countries on the ground of novelty or un patentability or otherwise and the amendments directed to be made or actually made to the specification or claims in the foreign country or countries.” HISTORY
  • 5.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com As per Sec 8(1), an applicant of an Indian patent application shall provided detailed particulars about patent applications filed outside India (foreign applications) for the same or substantially same invention. It shall be noted that such detailed particulars will have to be submitted as long as those foreign applications are filed by the instant applicant, or by any person deriving title from him or by any person through whom he derives title. The disclosure under Sec 8(1) is a mandatory voluntary disclosure. On the other hand, Sec 8 (2) of Indian patent Act empowers the Controller to seek detailed particulars corresponding to the foreign applications at any time during the prosecution of the Indian patent application. INTERPRETATION OF SECTION 8
  • 6.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com •Within 6 months of filing the Indian patent application, wherein foreign applications are filed or when the Controller is seeking to furnish such information and should be filed in Form 3. Details corresponding to filing of patent application, grant of patent, issuance of examination report, response to examination report, amendment of specification and objections to grant of patent, among others. Hence, when such events occur with respect to foreign applications, detailed particulars corresponding to such events should be furnished within 6 months from the date of occurrence of such an event. Further, the applicant should submit the copies of all the searches and examination reports including claims allowed in respect of any family applications including CIP’s, divisional, etc. as the applicant is under continued obligation to provide such details. TIME LIMIT & PARTICULARS
  • 7.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Violation of Sec 8 has far reaching consequences, which can be a ground for •Pre-grant opposition under 25(1)(h). that the applicant has failed to disclose to the Controller the information required by section 8 or has furnished the information which in any material particular was false to his knowledge; •Post-grant opposition under 25(2)(h). that the patentee has failed to disclose to the Controller the information required by section 8 or has furnished the information which in any material particular was false to his knowledge; •Revocation sunder Sec 64(1)(m). that the applicant for the patent has failed to disclose to the Controller the information required by section 8 or has furnished information which in any material particular was false to his knowledge; CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATING SECTION 8:
  • 8.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com CASE LAW I- VIOLATING SECTION 8 Revocation of Hindustan Unilever limited’s patent by Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB): HUL’s Patent: Patent No. IN195937 (filter cartridge for use in gravity flow filtration). Date of grant: August 26, 2005 Launched Product “pureit” on 2008. Tata Chemicals Ltd: A water purifier named “SWACH” in the following year. HUL had filed a suit for infringement. Tata Chemicals Ltd. objected the validity of the patent IN195937 on various grounds, section 8 being one among others.
  • 9.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com The IPAB revoked HUL’s patent on the basis that HUL violated Section 8 of the Indian Patent Act. Excerpts from the IPAB’s order: •Patent Application No.709/MUM/2002 was filed on 7.8.2002. Form-3 was filed on the same day. •The respondent had filed an application in Great Britain, Thailand, Japan as a domestic application and a PCT application. •On 25.07.2003, the details of the Great Britain filing were submitted but nothing else. • ISR and IPER were issued but not submitted. •The knowledge of the prior art is not the same as the opinion of the EPO. In this case, we sustain the objection raised by the applicant regarding Section 64(1)(m). The patent is liable to be revoked on this ground also.
  • 10.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com CASE LAW II- VIOLATING SECTION 8 Revocation of two Allergan’s patent by Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB): Ajanta Pharma Ltd, a leading Indian drug maker had filed for revocation of two Allergan’s patents on Ganfort (Patent No. 212695) and Combigan (Patent No. 219504) on the grounds of "obviousness, insufficiency and non-disclosure of information under Section 8. The IPAB passed a judgment in favor of Ajanta Pharma revoking the two patents, wherein violation of Section 8 was one of the reasons for revocation.
  • 11.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com The counsel submitted that Form 3 of 20.01.2004 furnished by the respondent in IPO indicated that Korea, New Zealand, Canada, China and Japan were pending applications. However, the application numbers of the same were not disclosed. Exhibit EA 1 of the Miscellaneous Petition clearly indicates that these application numbers had been generated. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted a respondent wide letter on January 20, 2005 to submit the details as and when available. However, no such information was provided to the Patent Office.
  • 12.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com CASE LAW III- VIOLATING SECTION 8 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ..... Plaintiff MAJ. (RETD) SUKESH BEHL & ANR ..... Defendants An infringement suit has been filed by Plaintiff Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. against Maj. (Retd.) Sukesh Behl, proprietor M/s. Pearl Engineering Company (Defendant No.1) and M/s. Pearl Engineering Company (Defendant No.2) for permanent injunction to restrain the Defendants from infringing the Plaintiff's Essential DVD Video/DVD ROM Disc Patents, in particular Indian Patent registered under No. 218255 and for other incidental reliefs.
  • 13.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Philips sued Sukesh Behl for infringement and in turn was charged with the risk of invalidation for allegedly failing to comply with Section 8 of the Act. It was alleged that Philips did not submit the details of corresponding foreign applications within the prescribed three months time under Section 8 of the Act. It contended that since there was an obvious suppression of vital information, “the ground for vacation of patent” under Section 64(1) (m) was prima facie attracted.
  • 14.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Philips, in its defence, submitted an affidavit from the patent agent who prosecuted the patent that only one of the pages containing additional information was inadvertently omitted. A paralegal had failed to photocopy the back of a document while submitting the application. Philips further submitted that the failure to file additional information under Section 8 was inadvertent and accordingly does not prejudice the prosecution of the said patent. The Court agreed and denied the defendant's request to revoke the patent.
  • 15.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com The Section is amended to provide the information relating to the invention lacking novelty or patentability and the amendments effected to the specification or claims” This clearly shows that legislature intended this information submitted by the applicant to assist the Controller in examining the patent. This provision was introduced when the Indian patent office did not have ready access to the information in relation to foreign patents. CONCLUSION
  • 16.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com In view thereof, the patent office should ideally come out with the clear guidance as to what is required to be submitted and when to comply with the requirements of Section 8. However, the applicant will still have to diligently analyze all the documents relating to the processing of the patent application outside India periodically to identify the documents that need to be filed before the Indian Patent Office, to avoid any challenge either during the prosecution or post grant of Indian patent.
  • 17.
    CHENNAI III Floor, ‘CreativeEnclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com THANK YOU