August 2013 issue, the second anniversary issue of IPR Amicus, opens with a discussion on working of patents in India. ‘Ratio Decidendi’ section features the case of Sudarshan Chemical Industries in the UK High Court on obviousness while combining sample with prior art and the order of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on sustainability of patent to drug involving enhancement of known efficacy. The Amicus Curae filing in Samsung case on international exhaustion is covered in the news nuggets section.
