Madras High Court(T)OP(PT)/46/2023dismissed as infructuous

Reliance Industries Ltd. v. M And G Polimeri Italia S.P.A.

2023-08-14Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY (ORA/37/2014/PT/CH) Reliance Industries Ltd., 3rd Floor, Maker Chamber-IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021.

Maharashtra, India.

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.M&G Polimeri Italia S.P.A., Via Morolense Km.10, I-03010, Patrica-Italy.

2.The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, The Patent Office, Intellectual Property Office Building, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

...Respondents

Prayer: Transfer Original Petition (Patents) filed under Section 64 of the Patents Act, 1970 praying that the Indian Patent No.220888 claiming priority date 31st January, 2003 be revoked along with cost.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Yokesh.B for M/s.R.K.Dewan and Co.

For R2 :

Mr.R.Subramanian

ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed on record a document from the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks indicating the current status of Patent No.220888. The document records that the patent ceased to be in force after 30.01.2023. Consequently, this petition has been rendered infructuous.

2.By taking note of this development, (T)OP(PT).No.46 of 2023 is dismissed as infructuous without any order as to costs. 14.08.2023 Index:Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order hvk Note: The Registry is directed not to print the name of M/s.Anand & Anand in the order copy.

To The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, The Patent Office, Intellectual Property Office Building, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J.

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