Patent law plays a pivotal role in the global knowledge economy by protecting inventions, encouraging innovation, and facilitating technology transfer. In a world where intellectual property has become a driver of competitiveness and economic growth, the patent system is not merely a legal framework but a powerful policy instrument. India, with its unique socio-economic challenges and rapidly expanding technological landscape, presents a distinctive case study in how patent law and practice evolve to balance competing interests - the protection of inventors' rights, the encouragement of...