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Biswanath Prasad Radhey Shyam v. Hindustan Metal Industries

AIR 1979 SC 1444

AIR 1979 SC 1444 · Supreme Court of India

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Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1979
Subjects
Intellectual Property Law
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Workshop improvement obvious to person skilled in art lacks inventive step; routine trade variation not patentable

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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