IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J
AB INITIO TECHNOLOGY LLC – Appellant
Versus
The Controller of Patents & Designs – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of patent application appeal. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments presented by both parties. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 3. court's detailed analysis and application of legal principles. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48) |
| 4. description of how the invention works. (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54) |
| 5. assessment of novelty and inventive step. (Para 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61) |
| 6. court's final decision on the appeal. (Para 62) |
JUDGMENT
Background:
The appellant assails an order dated July 13, 2020, which rejected its patent application No. 4693/CHENP/2010 dated July 27, 2010 in respect of its claimed invention titled “Graphic Representations of Data Relationship”. The said application was filed as a national phase application of the Patent Co- operation Treaty (PCT) application number PCT/US2009/035293 dated February 26, 2009 claiming priority from US Patent Application no. 61/031,672 dated February 26, 2008.
2. Pursuant to the appellant’s request for examination dated February 20, 2012, the





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