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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C)-IPD 65/2025 & CM 295/2025

ABBVIE INC. .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Pravin Anand, Ms. Archana

Shanker, Mr. Shrawan Chopra, Mr. Achyut Tewari, Ms. Krisha Baweja

and Mr. Parth Malhotra, Advs.

versus

CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS, DESIGNS,

TRADEMARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS & ORS.

.....Respondents

Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Mr.

Om Ram and Mr. Arnav Mittal, Advs.

for R-1 and R-2

Mr. Rishi Vohra, Adv. for R-6

Mr. Dominic Alvares, Mr. Samik Mukherjee and Ms. Amrita

Majumdar, Advs. for R-7

Mr. G. Nataraj, Mr. Rahul Bhujbal, Ms. Shreem Choubey and Mr. Jegadheesh Rabia Chandran, Advs.

for R-8 and 9

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 23.12.2025

1. This writ petition has been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus to Respondent nos. 1 and 2 to expeditiously decide and dispose Indian Patent application no.

4759/DELNP/2012 (IN’ 759).

2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner states that Petitioner is aggrieved by the inordinate delay in the disposal of the said application due to serial pre-grant oppositions, which have consumed 15 years of the term of the patent. It is st