21 October 2019

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Government launches IPR website and mobile application for Startups and SME’s, India Innovation Index 2019, Hike launches Patent Program and more

In this week’s Patent News - DPIIT launches exclusive IPR website and mobile application for Startups and SME’s; Hike India among top 3 patent filers in India, launches Patent Program; NITI Aayog publishes India Innovation Index 2019; Highlights of the India Innovation Index 2019; India-US Dialogue on Intellectual Property held in New Delhi; RINL signs MoA with NRDC; Anna University to offer ‘Course on Effective Patent Search and Drafting’; Mr. Gaurav Mishra delivers talk on patent law and patent searching at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore; WIPO releases World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019. Indian Patent News DPIIT launches exclusive IPR website and mobile...

15 October 2019

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A week of patent infringements in the US and more patent news

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In this week’s Patent News - NUALS calls for papers on IP, The State Council of Science, Technology & Environment, Meghalaya, organizes training program on Intellectual Property Rights, Huawei sued for patent infringement by SolarEdge, yet another time, SharkNinja files patent infringement lawsuit against Tristar Products, Blackbird Technologies settles design patent infringement lawsuit and other Patent News Updates. Patent Conferences, Seminars, Webinars and more NUALS calls for papers on IP The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) has invited papers in respect of its journal - Intellectual Property Law Review. The journal essentially operates under the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR),...

14 October 2019

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Indian Patent Office slows down this week

Posted by BIP Patent Attorneys

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The Patent and Design Statistics illustrated below have been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on Fridays, every week. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Patent Statistics A total of 1146 patent applications have been published in the 41st issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 1146 applications published in the journal, 102 applications account for early publications while 1044 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A...

11 October 2019

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Gaurav Mishra delivers a talk on Patent law

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in Intellectual Property, Patents

Mr. Gaurav Mishra recently delivered a talk on the law of patents in India at a seminar organized by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore in association with Sree Veerendra Patil Degree College, Bangalore on the 11th of October 2019. The seminar titled “IPR for Spurring Innovation and Creativity" was primarily aimed at helping students and faculties of science to understand IPR in general and grasp the importance of patents in relation to science and technology. The full presentation may be viewed here. [slideshare id=180855343&doc=introtopatentlaw-191011030239] Topics covered in this presentation include: What are patents? Why are patents important? Who can file...

07 October 2019

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Huge increase in examination of patent applications this week

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The Patent and Design Statistics illustrated below have been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on Fridays, every week. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Patent Statistics A total of 1224 patent applications have been published in the 40th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 1224 applications published in the journal, 13 applications account for early publications while 1211 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total...

07 October 2019

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Patent office publishes list of withdrawn applications, EA games, Sketchers and Apple face lawsuit and more

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In this week’s patent news - Punjab University organizes Patent Search and Filing Workshop, MSME Development Institute at Dimapur holds awareness program on IP Rights, Indian Patent Office releases list of Withdrawn Patent Applications, WIPO Academy opens Registration for – General Course on Intellectual Property Rights: DL 101, BlueMail sues Apple Inc. for Patent Infringement, Nike institutes design patent law suit for infringement of its design patent against Sketchers, Electronic Arts faces patent infringement suit, Amazon launches Intellectual Property Accelerator, 59th Series of Meetings of WIPO Assemblies culminate. Indian Patent News Punjab University organizes Patent Search and Filing Workshop IP Chair, established by...

01 October 2019

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IPO sees increase in patent activity

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The Patent and Design Statistics illustrated below have been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on Fridays, every week. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Patent Statistics A total of 1139 patent applications have been published in the 39th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 1139 applications published in the journal, 183 applications account for early publications while 956 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A...

30 September 2019

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AICTE and CIPAM spar over invention guidelines, USPTO invites comments on patenting inventions developed by AI and more

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In this weeks patent news - AICTE differs with CIPAM’s guidelines for on-campus inventions, to approach ministry, USPTO extends date for comments on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patents”, Nokia sues Lenovo for patent infringement, EU parliament challenges EPO on plant patentability, Aftechmobile sues Apple Inc. for patent infringement, Canon Inc., ends patent infringement dispute against LLC VTT and LLC Pallady, European Patent Office to host Patent Information Conference 2019, EUIPO hosts IP Horizon 5.0 in Alicante, Spain, Intellectual Property Office of Australia launches Global Artificial Intelligence Platform (GAIN) and more. Patent News updates from India AICTE differs with CIPAM’s guidelines for on-campus inventions,...

24 September 2019

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Increased activity at IPO this week, publications and examinations see jump in numbers

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The Patent and Design Statistics illustrated below have been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on Fridays, every week. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Patent Statistics A total of 1007 patent applications have been published in the 38th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 1007 applications published in the journal, 190 applications account for early publications while 817 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total...

23 September 2019

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Patentability Requirements in India

Posted by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala

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The requirements for patentability of inventions can be considered as one of the most important parts of patent law. They form the basis for grant of a patent, scope of protection, and patent validity, among others. At a general level, they influence the efficiency of the patent system in achieving its objectives of promoting scientific and technological progress, economic/industrial growth and public benefit. Owing to their value, they may be termed as essential parts of the patent machinery. If they fail, the patent machine also fails. Under the Indian Patents Act ("Act"), patentability requirements and their elements have not been laid...

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