Mylan’s review petition before the Indian Patent office dismissed

Recently, a review petition filed by Mylan Laboratories in relation to a patent granted to Yeda Research Development was dismissed by the Indian Patent Office. The Controller held: 1. Mylan has no locus standi, 2. The petition was delayed by 10 year and 3. The matter was sub judice before the Delhi HC. The main contention related to whether the IPO wrongly applied the 2002 amendment instead of the 1970 provisions to Yeda’s patent application thereby erroneously granting it a...