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April 22, 2020
by in Blog, India, Intellectual Property, IP industry, IP Litigation, Patent

Section 3 of Indian Patent Act: Importance and Interpretation

Invention(s) not Patentable As per Indian Patent Act, all inventions should fall under patentable criteria for patenting process. The patentable criteria are “Novelty”, “Inventive step” and “Industrial Application”. Further in addition to possessing the above criteria, the invention should also not fall under Section 3 related to non patentable subject matter and Section 4 related […]

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April 14, 2020
by in Blog, Compulsory Patent License, India, Intellectual Property, IP Licensing, IP Litigation, Patent

Early Publication of Patent Applications in India: Provisions, Importance and Current Scenario at Indian Patent Office (IPO)

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 […]

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April 9, 2020
by in Blog, Brand Valuation, Compulsory Patent License, IP industry, Patent, Patent Opposition

Patent Opposition System in India: Grounds, Provisions and Current Scenario at Indian Patent Office (IPO)

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 […]

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April 8, 2020
by in Blog, Intellectual Property, IP industry

Re-imagining IP offices with blockchain and AI

Blockchain and AI are considered to be the present and future drivers of all tech domains. Over the last decade, these technologies have found their way into every industry, revolutionising the way that they work. While ‘blockchain’ is defined as an indestructible ledger of linked independent blocks that store encrypted information, ‘AI’ can be roughly […]

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April 3, 2020
by in Blog, India, Intellectual Property, Patent

Expedited Examination – Making grant of patents faster in India

Indian Patent Office had come up with a special provision of the Expedited Examination” procedure for patent applications with Amendment Rules 2016 which got revised last year. The provision has allowed limited number of patent applications for examination and processing within an expedited period, which is roughly less than 12 months. Under the normal examination […]

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April 3, 2020
by in Blog, Intellectual Property, IP industry, IP Litigation, Patent

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS IN INDIA

COVID-19 has created critical situation for global economy and business. India is also not an exception to this world’s health crisis, which is arising economic, health and business crisis. In order to minimize spread of novel Corono virus, the Government of India, various State Governments Bodies and Judicial Authorities are stepping in and are recommending […]

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March 23, 2020
by in Blog, Brand Valuation, India, Intellectual Property, Patent

Impact of national ban on E-cigarette patent applications. What’s the road ahead?

“E-cigarette”, the term that epitomizes the anti-hero of the smoke world, revolutionized the tobacco business when it entered the market in 2005. The idea of quitting tobacco by blowing aerosol filled clouds ringed like music to the ear of smokers across the world and the song has gained a lot of traction since then. But, […]

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