https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464997 The Patents Act, 1970 is described as the special and later enactment governing patent licensing disputes, including working of patents, compulsory licensing, revocation, restrictive conditions, reasonable royalty, and alleged anti-competitive conduct by a patentee. The analysis notes that the Competition Act, 2002 generally addresses anti-competitive agreements and dominance, but section 3(5)(i)(b) preserves reasonable conditions needed to protect patent rights and the relevant Competition Act factors overlap with the Controller's patent-specific inquiry. On this basis, patent licensing disputes of this kind are treated as falling within Chapter XVI of the Patents Act, and CCI jurisdiction is excluded in relation to conduct exercised under patent rights. en-us Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:24:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464997 The Patents Act, 1970 is described as the special and later enactment governing patent licensing disputes, including working of patents, compulsory licensing, revocation, restrictive conditions, reasonable royalty, and alleged anti-competitive conduct by a patentee. The analysis notes that the Competition Act, 2002 generally addresses anti-competitive agreements and dominance, but section 3(5)(i)(b) preserves reasonable conditions needed to protect patent rights and the relevant Competition Act factors overlap with the Controller's patent-specific inquiry. On this basis, patent licensing disputes of this kind are treated as falling within Chapter XVI of the Patents Act, and CCI jurisdiction is excluded in relation to conduct exercised under patent rights. Case-Laws Law of Competition Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464997