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Indian Patent Office proposes new guidelines for pharma patent examination
The Indian Patent Office (IPO) has proposed updating guidelines for examination of pharmaceutical patent applications to improve the quality, consistency and uniformity of scrutiny, taking into account the evolving interpretation of laws by courts. It has iss…
DPIIT issues guidelines to operationalise transition facilitation order for quality certification
New guidelines from DPIIT now offer companies an alternative pathway for product quality certification under ten selected Quality Control Orders. This new mechanism, detailed in the Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026, allows businesses to s…