{"id":43163,"date":"2018-03-06T09:03:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T03:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=43163"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:33:29","slug":"working-of-patents-india-licensing-stakeholder-meeting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/working-of-patents-india-licensing-stakeholder-meeting-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Working of Patents &#8211; Stakeholder Meeting, Huawei, InterDigital Patent Licensing, National IP awards, Design Tip and other news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cStakeholders Meeting to discuss Working of Patents, National IP Awards &#8211; 2018\u00a0\u2013 Last date extended, \u00a0InterDigital and Technicolor sign patent licensing agreement, India ISA ranked 7<sup>th<\/sup> out of 22, Nasdaq sues IEX, WiLAN sues Google for infringing Siri related patent, \u00a0\u00a0Design tip of the Week and other Weekly Patent News,\u201d presented by the Patent attorneys of BananaIP Counsels.<\/p>\n<h2>Patent Quote of the Week<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cHe who says there is no value in aesthetic appeal is yet to be introduced to the concept of designs\u201d \u2013 Jagruti Kumar, Patent &amp; Design Associate, BananaIP Counsels<\/p>\n<h2>Indian Patent Statistics<\/h2>\n<p>There has been a sharp drop in the total number of patent applications published between the 24<sup>th<\/sup> of February 2018 and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of March 2018. A total of 540 patent applications have been published, of which, 19 applications account for early publications while 521 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 month period. A total of 283 applications have been granted between this period which marks an increase of about 6% in grants.<br \/>\n<strong>Early Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">33<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">96.97% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">21<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">90.48% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">25<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">16<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">36% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">0<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">100% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>80<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>76.25% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Ordinary Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Delhi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">207<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">349<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">68.6% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">55<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">46<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">16.36% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Chennai<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">161<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">110<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">31.68% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">113<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">16<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">85.84% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>536<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>521<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>2.8% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 616<br \/>\nTOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 540<br \/>\nPercentage difference: 12.34% decrease<br \/>\n<strong>PUBLICATIONS UNDER GRANT<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">86<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">109<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">26.74% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">50<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">33<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">34% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">82<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">87<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">6.1% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">49<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">54<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">10.2% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>267<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>283<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>5.99% increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Number of Applications published based on applicant city<\/strong><br \/>\nOf the total 540 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 62 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities for the past week are as follows \u201321 applications from Delhi, 17 from Mumbai, 11 from Chennai, 8 from Bangalore, 3 from Hyderabad and 2 from Kolkata.<\/p>\n<table width=\"93%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\"><strong>List of Cities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\"><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0January 2018 \u2013 2<sup>nd <\/sup>March 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\"><strong>24<sup>th<\/sup> February \u2013 2<sup>nd <\/sup>March 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">305<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">162<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">Bangalore<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">142<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">107<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">Hyderabad<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">88<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">25<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Total number of applications published by the Indian Patent Office from the 1st of January 2018 till date: 6542<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early publications: 574<\/li>\n<li>Ordinary Publications: 5968<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total number of patents granted by the Indian Patent Office from the 1st of January 2018 till date: 2332<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delhi \u2013 894<\/li>\n<li>Mumbai \u2013 322<\/li>\n<li>Chennai \u2013 740<\/li>\n<li>Kolkata \u2013 437<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>First Examination Report (FER) Statistics <\/strong><br \/>\nA total of 1960 FER\u2019s have been issued last week. Applicants and their agents can check if any of their patent applications have been examined by referring the journal available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipindia.nic.in\/writereaddata\/Portal\/IPOJournal\/1_2589_1\/Part-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>No. of FER Issued<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">652<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>1960<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Indian Industrial Designs Statistics<\/h2>\n<p>The designs office has registered a total of 206 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of January 2018 till date now adds to a total of 1895 applications.<br \/>\nTotal designs registered in the previous Week: 208<br \/>\nTotal designs registered this Week: 206<br \/>\nPercentage Difference: 0.96% decrease<br \/>\nTotal designs registered from the 1st of January 2018 till date: 1895<\/p>\n<h2>Indian Patent Office updates<\/h2>\n<p><strong>National IP Awards &#8211; 2018\u00a0\u2013 Last date extended<\/strong><br \/>\nThe last date for filing nominations and applications for the 2018 National IP Awards has been extended to the 9<sup>th<\/sup> of March 2018. The application forms, guidelines and the official notification concerning this can be accessed from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipindia.nic.in\/newsdetail.htm?384\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Indian ISA ranked 7<sup>th<\/sup> out of 22<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Indian Patent Office has added yet another feather to its cap by becoming the 7<sup>th<\/sup> ISA to provide full Search Strategies along with the International Search Reports for publication on Patentscope. The Indian Patent Office (IPO) is the seventh among 22 ISAs under the PCT to start this service.<br \/>\n<strong>Stakeholders Meeting to discuss Working of Patents \u2013 Comments Invited<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs &amp; Trademarks (CGPDTM) has issued a circular inviting all stakeholders to submit their comments on issues relating to working of patents, including comments of section 146 of the Patents Act, Rule 131 of the Patent Rules, Form 27, penal provisions u\/s 122, etc. Comments must be submitted by 16\/03\/2018 to <a href=\"mailto:wm.dhumane@nic.in\">wm.dhumane@nic.in<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:drusharao.ipo@nic.in\">drusharao.ipo@nic.in<\/a>. Select stakeholders will then be invited for a meeting scheduled to be held on the 21st of March 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>Patent Licensing, Acquisition and Commercialization<\/h2>\n<p><strong>InterDigital and Technicolor sign patent licensing agreement<\/strong><br \/>\nTechnicolor has announced that it has agreed to sell its Patent Licensing business to\u00a0InterDigital in a transaction valued at a total of USD 475 million. As part of the deal, Technicolor and InterDigital will also enter into a perpetual grant-back licensing agreement, which will give Technicolor freedom to operate its remaining businesses and benefit from existing and future patents.<br \/>\n<strong>Huawei enters into patent licensing agreement with Fraunhofer IIS<\/strong><br \/>\nCommunication equipment manufacturer Huawei has entered into a worldwide patent license agreement with the renowned developer of audio and media technologies, Fraunhofer IIS, for Fraunhofer&#8217;s MPEG-4 Audio patent portfolio.<br \/>\nFraunhofer IIS is one of the main developers of the MPEG-4 Audio codecs which are used in communications services, TV, radio and streaming services worldwide.<\/p>\n<h2>Patent Infringements, Disputes and Settlements<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Nasdaq sues IEX Group\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nNasdaq Inc., the operator of the Armenian Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ stock market\u00a0has sued IEX Group Inc., yet another stock exchange operator in America, alleging that the latter stole aspects of Nasdaq\u2019s trading technology. In the lawsuit,\u00a0 Nasdaq has\u00a0alleged that seven of its patents have been violated by IEX. Nasdaq has further said that these patents represent \u201cmillions of dollars in investment over decades\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>WiLAN sues Google for infringing Siri related patent<\/strong><br \/>\nWiLAN, the Canadian IP licensing company has filed a lawsuit against Google Inc. accusing it of infringing patents originally assigned to the inventors of Apple Inc\u2019s voice assistant technology Siri. WiLAN has alleged that the tech giant\u2019s Google Assistant feature infringes six patents relating to voice assistant technology WiLAN acquired from the nonprofit research center SRI International.<\/p>\n<h2>International Patent Update<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cambodia begins validation of EP patents<\/strong><br \/>\nAn agreement signed by Cambodia on the Validation of European Patents also known as the Validation Agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO)\u00a0has come into\u00a0 force from the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of March 2018. Cambodia has now become the first Asian country to validate European patents in its territory, placing it among 44 countries worldwide that allow protection with a single European patent application.<br \/>\n<strong>China\u2019s patents grow in quality and quantity<\/strong><br \/>\nThe State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China has revealed that China filed close to 1.382 million patent applications in 2017 of which nearly 420,000 have been granted. China\u00a0 has now become a global leader in patent filings as confirmed by the stats published by WIPO earlier last month.<\/p>\n<h2>BananaIP\u2019s Patent \/ Design Tip of the Week<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What kind of protection does an industrial design right offer?<\/strong><br \/>\nIn principle, the owner of a registered industrial design or of a design patent has the right to prevent third parties from making, selling or importing articles bearing or embodying a design which is a copy, or substantially a copy, of the protected design, when such acts are undertaken for commercial purposes.<br \/>\n<strong>Author: BIP\u2019s Patent Attorneys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, you may write to BIP&#8217;s Patent Attorneys &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:contact@bananaip.com\">contact@bananaip.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This update covers Indian patent statistics, stakeholder consultations on working of patents, and recent news on patent licensing and infringement. 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