Predictable Application Of Existing Technology To New Context Not "Inventive Step": Delhi HC Rejects Patent To Portable Vehicle Tracker

The Delhi High Court has confirmed an order of the Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs refusing patent registration to "Portable Vehicle Management System" which claimed novel features like Real-time Monitoring of vehicle & Assistance, Anomaly Detection, Alert Generation, Detection and Masking of Faces, Portability, etc.Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that all. The Delhi High Court has confirmed an order of the Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs refusing patent registration to "Portable Vehicle Management System" which claimed novel features like Real-time Monitoring of vehicle & Assistance, Anomaly Detection, Alert Generation, Detection and Masking of Faces, Portability, etc. Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that all these techniques were already well-known and their combined application to vehicle tracking systems does not meet the "inventive step" requirement as stipulated under Section 2 of the Indian Patent Act, 1970. Court said that incorporation of face detection and masking into vehicle tracking systems is only an application of existing technology to a new context.