SEQUENOM INC & ANR. vs THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS

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$~J2 & J3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 21st December, 2024 Pronouncement on: 9th October, 2025 + C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 13/2022 SEQUENOM INC & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Debashish Banerjee, Mr. Vineet Rohilla, Ms. Vaishali Joshi, Mr. Ankush Verma, Advs. (M. 9810948290) versus THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, CGSC with Mr. Srish Kumar Mishra, Mr. Alexander Mathai Paikaday & Mr. Sagar Mehlawat, Advs. Mr. Adarsh Ramanujan, Amicus Curie. AND + C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 448/2022 SEQUENOM INC & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Debashish Banerjee, Mr. Vineet Rohilla, Ms. Vaishali Joshi, Mr. Ankush Verma, Advs. versus THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mukul Singh, CGSC with Ms. Ira Singh, Advs. (M. 9818117987) Mr. Adarsh Ramanujan, Amicus Curie. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUDGMENT PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present appeals involve an interpretation of the exclusions from patentability in respect of diagnostic processes/methods under Section 3(i) of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 13/2022 & Anr. Page 1 of 70 By:DHIRENDER KUMAR Signing Date:10.10.2025 17:32:42 the Patents Act, 1970 (hereinafter “the Act”). 3. These are two appeals filed under Section 117A of the Act, challenging the impugned order dated 12th December, 2019, (hereinafter “first impugned order”) in C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 448/2022 and impugned order dated 20th January, 2020, (hereinafter “second impugned order”) in C.A.(COMM.IPD- PAT) 13/2022, passed by the Assistant Controller of Patents. 4. The Appellants had preferred the following two Patent Applications:  No. 2476/DELNP/2011 (hereinafter “first patent application”)  No. 3139/DELNP/2012