While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been garnering attention from all sectors, several such technologies from the field of Information and Communication Technology are also being rapidly invented and materialized. Further, these technologies are being integrated into various sectors such as healthcare, education, security and finance.
As we embrace new inventions, the CGPDTM, as a committed regulatory authority for IPRs, has consistently made efforts to enhance regulatory procedures, such as examination guidelines, to align with cutting-edge innovations, ensuring a sustainable and secure process. It was in 2017 that an updated version of the CRI guidelines came into effect. Therefore, it is a welcome approach that the CGPDTM has now introduced the Draft of the latest CRI guidelines.
Considering the evolving innovations and recent case laws in the relevant field, the draft guidelines have been amended to facilitate a clearer understanding of the exclusions under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970 (as amended), thereby aiming to enhance the efficiency of examining patent applications related to CRIs.
