Crystal Crop Protection Ltd vs Assistant Controller Of Patents And ...

Case Significance

Crystal Crop Protection Ltd vs Assistant Controller Of Patents And ... is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 28, 2026 (citation: ik-64918310). Crystal Crop Protection appealed an order of the Controller of Patents, and Respondent No. 2 filed an application to place additional documents on record including EPA registrations and scientific publications related to herbicide patents. The court applied the Windsurfing/Pozzoli test for assessing inventive step and found the Controller's order was well-reasoned with proper application of the four-step analysis. The additional documents application was allowed, but the appeal was dismissed The case was heard by Justice Tejas Karia. Counsel appearing: Ajay Amitabh Suman (counsel for respondent), Ananya Shamshery (counsel for respondent), Anubha Bhardwaj (counsel for respondent), Priyam Lizmary Cherian (counsel for appellant), Rishi Bansal (counsel for respondent), Shravan Kumar Bansal (counsel for respondent).