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Patent Invalidation in the US: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

This post was first published on July 18, 2014. After studying citations from patents that were invalidated by US Judges, researchers from the London...

Idhayam Trademark Battle, PayPal Files Infringement against Lenmo, Bata Aims to Launch 500 Franchise Stores in India and Other News

Indian Trademark Statistics for August (First Week), Kodaikanal Hill Garlic Gets GI Tag, Maurizio Collaborates with Filippo, Ola Expands Operations in Australia, Stan Lee Comes...

Claim Drafting – Transitional Phrases

This post was first published on July 17, 2014. A transitional phrase is a part of the claim that connects the preamble and the...

Shouldn’t a Request for Prioritized Examination be Given Priority?

This post was published on September 17, 2014. All applicants have a desire that their patent applications get prosecuted faster and their patents get...

Post-dating Patent Applications: Frisk it Before You Risk it!

This post was published on August 08, 2014. Our previous article on post-dating exposed the risks involved in the shifting ahead of the priority...

eCommerce Guidelines for Consumer Protection, 2019 – Draft for Comments

Government of India has recently published the eCommerce Guidelines for Consumer Protection, 2019, for comments of stakeholders. The guidelines follow the draft FDI policy for...

Patent Claim Drafting – Preamble

This post was first published on July 16, 2014. It would have been very well drummed into a patent professional, Mr. X, who has...

Court Limits the Scope of ‘Fair Dealing’ under Copyright law

This post was published on November 18, 2011. The Delhi High Court, in a recent decision, has held that usage of copyrighted works in television...

Sound Sign Posts – Patents for the Blind 2

This post was published on August 25, 2014. Last week we discussed the talking walking stick innovation. Today, I am here with another patent, brought to...

Salient Features of Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2011

This post was first published on March 15, 2011. The draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2011 have been notified for publication in the Gazette of India....