Failure to Apply ‘Hoffmann Test’ and Non-Communication of Objections: Bombay High Court Remands Patent Refusal Order

India – Failure To Apply ‘Hoffmann Test’ And Non-Communication Of Objections: Bombay High Court Remands Patent Refusal Order.

In an appeal in Navya Network Inc vs Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs [Commercial Miscellaneous Petition (L) No. 15327 of 2025] on April 15, 2026, the Bombay High Court dealt with the question of whether the principles of natural justice, which are fundamental common law rules ensuring fairness and equity in decision-making, were followed by the respondent Controller. In the present appeal, the appellant raised the issue of non-commun…

Failure to Apply ‘Hoffmann Test’ and Non-Communication of Objections: Bombay High Court Remands Patent Refusal Order

In an appeal in Navya Network Inc vs Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs [Commercial Miscellaneous Petition (L) No. 15327 of 2025] on April 15, 2026, the Bombay High Court dealt with the question of whether the principles of natural justice, which are fundamental common law rules ensuring fairness and equity in decision-making, were followed by the respondent Controller.In the present appeal, the appellant raised the issue of non-communi…