Simplicity No Bar to Patentability, Even Simple Changes Can Lead to New Inventions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has emphasized that simplicity is not a barrier to patent protection, provided the invention solves a technical problem in a non-obvious and novel way. Justice Mini Pushkarna, while hearing a case concerning an automated car parking system, observed that even simple changes that introduce substantial improvements and solve technical issues deserve patent recognition under the Patent Act. Background of the case involving South Korean company Dong…