Patent grant delays face Indian Supreme Court scrutiny over shortened protection
By Freny Patel ( October 5, 2026, 09:01 GMT | Insight) -- India's Supreme Court will examine whether patent holders should lose part of their 20-year protection because of delays in granting patents.A seven-year delay in granting an Indian patent has put the impact of lengthy examination periods on patent protection before the Supreme Court of India, which is being asked to review a challenge to a provision that calculates the 20-year patent term from the filing date....
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