NEC CORPORATION vs ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 28.03.2026 + C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 486/2022 NEC CORPORATION .....Appellant versus ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS ....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Vineet Rohilla, Mr. Rohit Rangi, Ms. Vaishali Joshi and Ms. Gurneer Chawla, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC with Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, Mr. Dev Pratap and Mr. Yogya Bhatia, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J INTRODUCTION 1. This is an Appeal filed under Section 117A(2) of the Patents Act, 1970 (“Act”) seeking quashing and setting aside of order dated 21.06.2022 (“Impugned Order”) passed by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs (“Respondent / Controller”) under Section 15 of the Act refusing the Patent Application No. 201717010986 filed on 28.03.2017 titled as “VIDEO CODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO Signature Not Verified C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 486/2022 Page 1 of 27 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:30.03.2026 13:05:33 CODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND PROGRAM” (“Subject Application”). FACTUAL MATRIX 2. On 15.10.2014, the Appellant filed the Japan Patent Application No. 2014-204392 (“JP Application”). On 12.08.2015, the Appellant filed the Paris Cooperation Treaty Patent Application No. PCT/JP2015/004037 (“PCT Application”), which claimed priority from the JP Application. 3. On 28.03.2017, the Appellant filed the Subject Application before Patent Office, New Delhi as a National Phase Application of the PCT Application. The Appellant filed a request for the examination of the Subject Application on 28.03.2017. A formal request upon filing of Form-13 for making amendments to the claims of the Subject Application along with