Session 1: Patent Filing in India by DPS Parmar (15 mins) followed by 5 min of Q&A Topics to be covered: " Novelty, Inventive Step, Industrial applicability requirement " Patentable subject matter " Reduction in excess claim fee " Voluntary Amendments " Best practices for patent filing in India Session 2: Patent Prosecution in India by Joginder Singh (15 mins) followed by 5 mins of Q&A Topics to be covered: " Request for Examination " First Examination Report/ Second Examination Report " Oral Hearing and written submissions " Best Practices for patent prosecution in India Session 3: Patent Enforcement in India by Abhai Pandey (15 mins) followed by 5 mins of Q&A Topics to be covered: " Court System in India " Litigation in the Pharma Industry " Precedents of SEP litigation in India " Do's and Don'ts of patent litigation in India

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