The BASF Judgment: How Timing Uncertainty Impacts Divisional Patent Applications in India

The BASF Judgment: How Timing Uncertainty Impacts Divisional Patent Applications in India

Patent applicants in India often face a practical question: what is the last possible opportunity to file a divisional patent application? While the Indian Patents Act (1970) specifies this can be done “any time before the grant of the parent patent application,” determining the precise moment of grant proves challenging in practice due to the lack of […]