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Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 17th March 2023 to 24th March 2023

In the 12th issue of the Indian Patent Journal dated 24-March-2023, the patent office published 795 applications along with 1,041 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 629 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 17th March 2023 to 24th March 2023
March 28, 2023 Intellectual Property, Patent & Design Statistics, Patents 0Comment 608Views 0Like
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Examining the Origins of Section 3(d) in India’s Patents Act and Its Connection to EU SPCs

Section 3(d) of The Patents Act 1970 has been the subject of much research interest due to its connection with preventing evergreening in pharmaceutical patents. This section was introduced after the TRIPS agreement, and may have been inspired by a similar provision in the E.U.’s Supplementary Protection Certificates regulation. It requires any patent for a new form of an active ingredient to demonstrate enhanced therapeutic efficacy. Continue Reading Examining the Origins of Section 3(d) in India’s Patents Act and Its…
March 16, 2023 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1215Views 0Like
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Revisiting Supplementary Protection Certificates of the European Union

Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) are a form of additional patent protection for pharmaceuticals and plant protection products, granting up to 5 years of extra market protection beyond the standard 20 year patent period. The E.U has established regulations to ensure uniformity across member countries in the grant of SPCs, and over 20000 SPCs have been granted since 1993. Further study is needed to identify when and where SPCs are necessary to ensure they are used responsibly and do not unreasonably…
March 15, 2023 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 796Views 0Like
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Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 27th January 2023 to 3rd February 2023

This week, the patent office published 1,383 applications along with 993 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 509 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 27th January 2023 to 3rd February 2023
February 9, 2023 Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patent & Design Statistics, Patents 0Comment 624Views 0Like
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