Celebrating 20 Years of IP Excellence

The image is of a super hero reading while flying. The post contains an interview of Dr. Kalyan by SuperLawyer where he gives valuable IP insights. To read more click here.

IP Insights: SuperLawyer interviews Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala

Over the years, we at SiNApSE have been working hard to disseminate IP knowledge in various forms from news posts to interviews and serials. In today’s post, we are happy to bring to your notice some excerpts of Dr. Kalyan Kankanala's interview with Super Lawyer, a resource/publication for students. In the interview Dr. Kalyan discusses in detail his days as a student and his academic journey, his tryst with Intellectual Property as a profession and his interests in research, writing and teaching. …

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Featured Image is of the IIMB, as the post is about an NSRCEL organised panel discussion on intellectual property for start-ups in the IIMB auditorium on 5th September. To read the post click here.

IP for Start-ups: An NSRCEL-IIMB event

On the 5th of September, 2015, NSRCEL has organised a panel discussion titled ‘IP for Startups’, to help start ups and entrepreneurs understand the Dos and Don’ts of IP management and its importance in the context of business. NSRCEL or the Nadathur S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, considered to be a hotbed for promising entrepreneurial talent, was founded in 2002, at the renowned Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). The centre was founded with the objective to provide a…

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This image depicts a slide on section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act. This image is relevant because this post talks about a presentation on section 3(d) by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala. Click on the image to view full post.

Intellectual Property: Section 3(d) and its Application – Are we stretching it too far?

This presentation by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala in a program organized by MILAT provides an insight into the application of Section 3(d) after the Novartis case. After a quick historical perspective and philosophical background to Section 3(d), Kalyan talks about the parameters for assessing Section 3(d) exclusions. Focussing on the new form exclusion, he points out issues in the efficacy approach followed by the Supreme Court using a salt form of morphine and a genetic invention as examples. Kalyan also brings…

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