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Huawei wins patent fight after Indian court slams 'wasteful' POA rejection

By Freny Patel ( April 25, 2025, 00:22 GMT | Insight) -- Huawei Technologies secured a legal victory when an Indian court set aside a patent rejection that was based solely on a power-of-attorney dispute, deeming it a wasteful use of resources. The Calcutta High Court sharply rebuked the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks for refusing Huawei's application for technology that reduces power consumption in terminal paging due to an issue with their agent's general power of attorney. Calcutta High Court Judge Ravi Krishan Kapur remanded the case for a fresh hearing on the patent's merits and conclusion within four months. Huawei Technologies managed to secure a significant legal victory when an Indian court set aside a patent rejection that was based solely on a power-of-attorney dispute, deeming it a wasteful use of resources....

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