14 Apr 2020

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Publication of Patent Application Once a patent application gets filed at Indian Patent office (IPO), the patent application is automatically published in the Official Gazette after 18 months of completion from the date of filing or priority date (Section 11A(1), Rule 24). Thereafter, it becomes available for public inspection. The publication is done on every Friday in the Official Gaz...
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09 Apr 2020

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Introduction For invalidating a patent, there are time consuming and expensive patent litigation proceedings in various  jurisdictions around the world. Another way for invalidating a competitor’s patent application / granted patent can be through patent pre and post grant opposition  proceedings. That is, one may challenge a pending patent application (prior to grant) or after patent i...
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27 Dec 2019

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It is unclear today how to draft a patent framework that allows seamless communication between IoT devices manufactured by different companies adhering to different standards IoT products are a major component of Industry 4.0 which brings together advances in computational power, wireless communication, AI, and data to build a vast technology infrastructure that works nearly autonomou...
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12 Sep 2019

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US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is one of the oldest patent offices in the world. For obtaining a Patent, two types of patent applications can be filed: Provisional:- It is a quick and less expensive means of filing application however, it only survives when a regular non-provisional patent application within one year is filed. Non provisional/Complete:- It is the final ...
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11 Sep 2019

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How to carry out research on patentable idea? A novelty patent search is performed to analyse whether your idea/ technology / invention is new or not.  The patent search novelty report provided by the patent expert will tell you whether your invention is novel or not. The search report will include list of selected granted patents, published patents and non-patent literature which will ...
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11 Sep 2018

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Like any other Intellectual Property Right, Patent also is territorial in nature. Granted patent of one country cannot give protection in any other country other than the one it is granted in. The only option to protect any invention in foreign countries is to have a granted patent in those countries. It is again a lengthy and an expensive process to apply for a patent in different count...
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07 Sep 2018

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In recent times section 8 of the Indian Patents Act has raised concerns amongst Patent applicants with regards to foreign applications. This section is about information and undertaking regarding foreign applications. This section states as under: Where an applicant for a patent under this Act is prosecuting either alone or jointly with any other person, an application for a patent in...
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29 Aug 2018

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Preface According to “The Paris convention of 1883” each contracting state had to take legislative measures providing for the grant of compulsory licenses to prevent the abuses which might result from the exercise of the exclusive rights conferred by the patent. Further, the compulsory licensing of pharmaceutical products was addressed by the Doha Declaration which allowed members to iss...
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29 Aug 2018

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It can be very costly to fix errors in issued patents, which are often left over in a patent, during its drafting or prosecution; some errors, for example, incorrect dependencies in claims, might significantly limit even the scope of the patent or lead to its revocation post grant. Sometimes extra fees, delays, denial of patents, or invalidation of awarded patents results due to errors i...
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29 Aug 2018

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A provisional patent application is an interim utility patent filed with a patent office. A provisional patent is filed without including any claims, oath or declaration, or any disclosure statement. A provisional patent application gives you protection on your invention for one year only and after that you must file for a non-provisional or regular patent application or abandon your pat...
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