India patent delays pose Supreme Court dilemma: Who pays for lost years?
By Freny Patel ( October 22, 2026, 01:49 GMT | Comment) -- India’s Supreme Court will examine whether patent holders deserve compensation for government delays that erode enforceable protection, weighing inventors’ rights against competition and Parliament’s authority to extend patent terms.Can India's Patent Office take years to grant a patent while the clock runs down on the very protection it is supposed to provide?...
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