Allahabad HC: Police Report in Non-Cognizable Offence is a Complaint; Accused Must Be Heard First || Kerala HC: Hospitals Must Display Rates and Cannot Deny Emergency Care For Lack of Advance Payment || Orissa HC: Convict’s Refusal to Appeal Through Legal Aid Must be Recorded in Writing || SC Halts Deer Translocation From Delhi’s AN Jha Park And Orders a Probe into DDA Negligence || Supreme Court: The Growing Trend of Succeeding Benches Overturning Earlier Judgments is Troubling || SC: Administrative Orders Must be Based on Stated Reasons and Cannot Add New Grounds Later || HP HC: Mixing Contraband Pouches Before Sampling Raises Serious Doubts About Accused's Possession || Bombay HC: Drug Names Using International Non-Proprietary Names Cannot be Monopolized || Delhi High Court: Assets From Illegal Cricket Betting are Proceeds of Crime Attachable by ED || Delhi HC: Extension to Issue SCN U/S 110 of The Customs Act Must be Granted Before Six Months Expire

Comptroller General reiterates exclusion of software from patent regime - (19 Feb 2016)

Intellectual Property Rights

The Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks showed its intention to continue disallowing the grant of patents on software. In its report titled ‘Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions’ was reiterated that Section 3 of the Patents Act, 1970 prevented patentability of computer programs in the form of algorithms as method claims or systems claims with some ‘means’. However, software teamed with hardware, and being intrinsic to its operation, may avail protection under patent.

Relevant : Section 3 Patents Act, 1970

Tags : PATENT SOFTWARE PROGRAM COPYRIGHT

Share :