* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 30.04.2026 + C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 14/2022 BLACKBERRY LIMITED .....Appellant versus CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Pravin Anand, Mr. Ashutosh Upadhyaya and Mr. Sandeep Bhola, Advocates.

For the Respondent : Mr. P.S. Singh, CGSC with MR. Rajneesh Kr. Sharma, Ms. Minakshi Singh, Mr. Ashutosh Bharti and Ms. Shivangi Sharma, Advocates. CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

JUDGMENT

TEJAS KARIA, J INTRODUCTION

1. This is an Appeal filed under Section 117A of the Patents Act, 1970 (“Act”) seeking quashing and setting aside of orders dated 11.10.2019 (“Impugned Order I”) and 05.03.2020 (“Impugned Order II”) passed by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs (“Respondent / Controller”) under Section 15 of the Act (“Impugned Orders”) refusing the Patent Application No. 1976/DEL/2008 filed on 20.08.2008 titled as “COLOUR DIFFERENTIATING A PORTION OF A TEXT MESSAGE SHOWN IN A LISTING ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE”

(“Subject Application”).

FACTUAL MATRIX

2. The Subject Application claims priority from European Patent Application No. 07117003.9 fi