20 June 2016

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Admission Notice for Post Graduate Diploma in Patent Informatics by CSIR-URDIP

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Patent Informatics has been described as the science of analysing patent information which supports decision making in research, technology and business planning. Taking into consideration the importance of patent informatics in today’s day and age, CSIR – URDIP has launched a one year full time post-graduate diploma course in the field of Patent informatics. The course has been designed to train candidates in the field of patent searching, reading and analysis for the purpose of creating patent landscapes, identifying research gaps, competitive intelligence, new venture evaluation, patent portfolio management and techno-legal studies (Patentability, Validity, Infringement and freedom to operate). The...

14 June 2016

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Patent Amendment Rules 2016 – Courting Controversy and Confusion

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The featured image shows a confused man holding a long roll of paper and the following words are written on the roll " What should i do?" The post is about the confusions present in the Patent amendment rules 2016. To know more, please click here.

The Patent Amendment Rules of 2016 came in as a much needed respite for many startups. It calls for appreciation of the government and the patent office for introducing several amendments to the Patent Rules which seek to enhance the efficiency of the IPR regime in India and more particularly of the Indian patent law. However, every change brings with it a short phase of chaos and confusion. The Patent Amendment Rules, 2016 brought into effect from the 16th of May, 2016 also witnessed this phenomenon as it created chaos and confusion among the IP community on the very day...

09 June 2016

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Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation : A Victory For Software Patents

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The featured image shows the word software written in blue colour on a white background in italics. This post is regarding the patentablity of software. To know more, please click here.

There is now a ray of hope for computer and software based patents. The case which is discussed below is the second one post Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International case. In Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a California district court’s summary judgment that two software patents were directed to an “abstract idea” without “significantly more” and therefore were not eligible for patent. The facts of the case are stated below. Enfish owned two patents namely, US6,151,604 and US6,163,775 that described and claimed a logical model for a computer database. A logical model...

20 May 2016

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Youth is elusive or Is It?

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The image is of Fountain of Youth, St. Petersburg, Florida, as the post is about a patent that makes one look younger. To read more click here.

For centuries, people have tried searching for ways to stay ‘forever young’. In keeping with this tradition, a team of chemical engineers and medical researchers at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a product that removes all the skin defects and makes you look younger. This is nothing but an invisible silicone- based film that can serve as a waterproof, sweat-proof and wear-proof sunscreen by creating a protective barrier from the sun. This product is described as a “second skin” that can reduce the appearance of wrinkles, scars and under-eye bags. Further, it can even be used to...

17 May 2016

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Patent Amendment Rules 2016

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In furtherance to the National IPR Policy released on the 13th of May 2016, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has issued a notification bringing the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2016 into effect from 16th May 2016. Much of the content of the Draft Patent Rules has been maintained in the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2016 with some further additions. Our post on the salient features of the Draft Patent Rules issued in 2015 can be accessed here. Some of the important changes and the salient features of the 2016 Rules are discussed below: Changes in Definitions: In Rule 2 of the Patents Rule, 2003 two...

12 May 2016

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Terrafugia gets Flying Car of the Future Patented

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in Intellectual Property, Patents

The featured images shows the flying carby terrafugia This post is about a flying car that has been granted a patent in the US. To read more click here.

Conventional cars are the ones that are driven on roads. A flying car or an aero-car is one such vehicle that can be driven on the roads as well as flown in skies. Flying cars have been a dream for most people for a long time. Most of us have seen flying cars in many science fiction and fantasy movies like Star wars, Back to the future, Harry Potter, etc. Finally after decades of dreaming and waiting, flying cars have now become a reality. Terrafugia, the developer of a roadable aircraft called the Transition and a flying car called the...

10 May 2016

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Understanding the PCT

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There are a lot of internationally accepted treaties which govern the Patent Filing process when an applicant wants to file an application outside his own country. One such example is the PATENT COOPERATION TREATY also known as PCT. In this article we attempt to present a brief overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. The Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed on 19th of June, 1970. The PCT is an international treaty which offers a singular unified procedure which eases the process of filing for a particular type of patent in multiple countries. The Patent Cooperation Treaty was initially signed by 18 nations...

06 May 2016

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IP for Start-ups : A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at CII Hyderabad

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in Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups, Patents, Trademarks

The following presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at the one day Seminar on ‘IPR Management for Startups in Electronics and ICT Sectors’ on 6th May 2016, in Hyderabad, organized by Andhra Pradesh Technology Development & Promotion Centre (APTDC) of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY). Participants of the seminar included Budding Entrepreneurs, Managers/Executives in Startups and Professionals in various functional areas of Startups such as Research & Development, Marketing, Brand Management, Business Development, Directors, Design, Legal and IP departments who seek to integrate IP strategy into the Business Management...

05 May 2016

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The invention of the PIN turns 50

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The image is of a ATM PIn keypad as the post is about the invetion of the PIN turning 50. To read more click here.

May 2nd, 2016 marked the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Personal Identification Number (PIN) technology for cash machines. James Goodfellow was the man who came up with an idea of designing a system that accepted a machine readable encrypted card to which he added a numerical keypad into which a Personal Identification Number (PIN) had to be entered manually. He was an engineer working in Glasgow in the 1960’s who changed the face of banking industry with his invention that was simple to use for the customers and secure for the banks. The US patent Number 3,905,461 titled ‘Access...

03 May 2016

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Just Launched: Patent Incentives for MSMEs in Haryana

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in Intellectual Property, Patents

The image is of a plant growing between coins, held between two human hands. The post is about patent incentives introduced by the haryana govt. To read more click here.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises contribute enormously to the socio-economic development of the country and this is not a hidden fact. MSMEs play a crucial role in providing large employment opportunities at comparatively lower capital cost than large industries. They also help in industrialization of rural & backward areas, thereby, reducing regional imbalances and assuring more equitable distribution of national income and wealth. According to the SME chamber of India, the MSME sector consists of 36 million units which provide employment to over 80 million people. The sector through more than 6,000 products contributes about 8% to GDP besides 45% to...

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