Versuni Holding B.V. v. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs and Ors., W.P.(IPD) 3/2024

Case number

W.P.(IPD) 3/2024

Court

Madras High Court

Date of judgment

20 March 2024

Judge

N. Seshasayee

Outcome

Set aside

Headnote

A hearing on two pre-grant oppositions was fixed without the opponents' written statements ever being served, so the applicant could not file a reply statement under rule 55(4). The Office conceded the omission was an inadvertent mistake, which settled the matter.

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Disposition

Allowed. Pre-grant hearing notice set aside.

Headnote by BRB Legal, written from the judgment: a summary for reference, not legal advice. Read the judgment itself before relying on it.