IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22.07.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY C.M.P.No.2992 of 2025 in CMA(PT) SR.No.56749 of 2023 Koninklijke Philips N.V. a Netherland Company, Groenewoudseweg 1, NL-5621 BA Eindhoven, Netherlands Through the Authorized Representative Ms.Chitra Iyer, Director/Licencing Program Leader-India, Having address at Philips India Limited, Corporate Office, 4th Floor, Unit No.402, Worldmark 3, Sector 65, Gurugram - 122018, Haryana, India. ... Petitioner /Appellant -vs- The Controller of Patents & Designs, Patent Office, IPR Building, SIDCO Plot, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032, Tamil Nadu. .. Respondent Prayer:Petition is filed to condone the delay of 17 days in filing the appeal and take the said appeal on record. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Muthu Selvam 1/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ORDER Pursuant to order dated 03.07.2025, after despatching private notice to the respondent, the intending appellant has filed an affidavit of service dated 22.07.2025 stating that the papers were served on the respondent on 09.07.2025. The track consignment report annexed to the affidavit corroborates the statement that service was effected on 09.07.2025. In spite of service of notice, the respondent is not represented. 2. The petition is for the condonation of delay of 17 days in filing the appeal. In the affidavit in support of the petition, it is stated that thorough technical analysis was required for preparing and filing the appeal. 3. Upon considering such reason and being satisfied that sufficient cause is shown, the delay in filing the appeal is condoned. As a corollary, the Registry is directed to number the appeal, if otherwise in order. 22.07.2025 kj 2/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J. kj To The Controller of Patents and Designs Patent Office, IPR Building, SIDCO Plot, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032, Tamil Nadu. C.M.P.No.2992 of 2025 in CMA(PT) SR.No.56749 of 2023 22.07.2025 3/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis