LUMMUS NOVOLEN TECHNOLOGY GMBH vs THE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS,

* I N T H E H I G H CO U R T O F D E L H I A T N E W D E L H I Reserved on: April 24, 2025 % Pronounced on: May 29, 2025 C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 12/2023 LUMMUS NOVOLEN TECHNOLOGY GMBH .....Appellant Through: Ms. Vindhya S. Mani, Ms. Naina Gupta, Mr. Bhuvan Malhotra, Ms. Vedika Singhvi, Mr. Ritwik Sharma, Ms. Surbhi Nautiyal, Mr. Devesh Aswal and Ms. Narshita Agarwal, Advs. Versus THE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS .....Respondent Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Mr. Arnav Mittal, Adv. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT Preface: 1. Vide the present appeal under Section 117A of the Patents Act, 19701 the appellant seeks to assail the order dated 30.01.2023 passed by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs2, who has rejected its Indian 1 Hereinafter referred as “1970 Act” 2 Hereinafter referred as “Controller” C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 12/2023 2. Therefore, the short question for determination before this Court is “Whether any “inventive step” under Section 2(1)(ja) of the 1970 Act are involved in Claim no.1 to 9 of the subject application filed by the appellant?”. Brief narrative facts: 3. The appellant, Lummus Novolen Technology Gmbh, is a global provid