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FY 2025-26 Controller Decisions at the Indian Patent Office: A Pictographic Annual Summary (April 2025 – March 2026)
Over the past year I’ve been tracking and analysing Controller Decisions issued by the Indian Patent Office, publishing a monthly pictographic summary for April, May, June, July and August 2025 (September was skipped). With the full Indian financial year – April 2025 through March 2026 – now complete, this post pulls all twelve months together into a single annual view.
Kantaru Rajeevaru v. Indian Young Lawyers Association | R.P.(C) No. 3358/2018 | The Sabarimala Case
In 2018, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a judgment striking down the Sabarimala Temple’s age-old practice of restricting the entry of women aged 10-50. However, the legal and philosophical debate did not end with that verdict. Before deciding the question of maintainability, the Court formulated substantive questions of law to finally lay the issue to rest. This blog post looks at the 2018 decision, the questions posed by the Supreme Court to the parties.
Jurisdictional Conflicts in SEP / FRAND licensing: China’s approach
China’s Approach OPPO v. Sharp (Supreme People’s Court, August 19, 2021): OPPO sued Sharp to determine global FRAND licensing rates for Sharp’s 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, and HEVC SEPs, following Sharp’s infringement lawsuits in Japan, Germany, and Taiwan. The SPC upheld the Guangzhou IP Court’s jurisdiction, citing OPPO’s Chinese manufacturing base and the parties’ intent to
