Section 3(d) of Indian Patents Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:aimsTo prevent evergreening of patents
gptkbp:appliesTo pharmaceutical patents
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2005
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 3(d) of Indian Patents Act
gptkbp:interpretedBy Indian courts
gptkbp:notableCase Novartis AG v. Union of India
gptkbp:partOf Indian Patents Act, 1970
gptkbp:purpose to prevent patenting of incremental innovations without significant efficacy
gptkbp:relatedTo patentability criteria
gptkbp:state the mere discovery of a new form of a known substance which does not result in the enhancement of the known efficacy of that substance is not patentable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mashelkar_Committee_Report
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7