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Statement of working of patents, Stakeholders comments published, BlackBerry v. Snap Inc., Examination Reports, Patent Tip and other news

  “Increased patent publication by patent office, Stakeholders comments on statement of working of patents published by IPO, Apple accused of patent infringement, BlackBerry to sue Snap Inc., Japan to join US WTO complaint against China, Patent Tip of the Week and other Weekly Patent News,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Patent Fact of the Week When Apple was granted the “Slide-to-Unlock” patent, Motorola in a case against Microsoft argued that “a…
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Patent Office responds to stakeholders, Justice Manmohan Singh appointed IPAB Chairman, Robotic Bandicoots to clean sewers, Amazon’s Mirror Patent, Traditional Design Registration, IBM v. Expedia, 3M’s patents infringed, Xtera v. Nokia and Alcatel Lucent, Integrated IP, Design Registration, Patent Tip of the Week and other Weekly Patent News.

  “Patent Office responds to stakeholders, A robot that intends to put a stop to sewer cleaning deaths, Amazon’s Mirror Patent for trying on virtual clothes, Justice Manmohan Singh appointed as Chairman of IPAB, Assam's HRDC plans to register traditional designs, IBM alleges patent infringement by Expedia, 3M Files Lawsuit against Elo Touch, Xtera alleges patent infringement by Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent and others, Do not overlook Design Registrations on Products, Patent Tip of the Week and other Weekly Patent News,” presented by…
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Another commendable initiative of Indian patent office – Publication of FER data in the journal

  We have witnessed several commendable improvements in the operations of the Indian patent office in the last 1 year. From frequent and timely publication of patent applications to prompt issue of receipts and certified priority documents, patent office has taken several steps to address issues of applicants/patent agents. One of the most appreciable improvements that the patent office has brought about is the access to information that is made available to each patent applicant through its website and journals. The…
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Indian Patent Office working at Lightning Speeds

  Authored by Gaurav Mishra The Indian Patent Office appears to be breaking records with each passing day. From lightning fast publications to issue of examination reports and patent grants, the patent office is certainly en route to shedding off its sluggish and languid image. A few incidents – some experienced firsthand and others reported elsewhere are a testimonial to the patent office’s commitment to getting rid of the immense backlog that has been plaguing the offices and applicants alike. In a…
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Indian Patent Office to conduct Seminars & Workshops to spread awareness regarding National IPR Policy; Amazon Technologies Inc.gets a patent for a system to manage to manage data centres and much more.

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Patents. We have decided to recapitulate the patent news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Indian Patent Office to conduct Seminars & Workshops to spread awareness regarding National IPR Policy  The Indian Patent office has decided to chalk out…
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Government Bats for US trained Patent Examiners

India has seen a lot of chaos in the field of IP within the last decade. From amendments to draft amendments and propositions to impositions, IP in India has seen it all. In the past year alone we have witnessed 3 major amendments being proposed to the Patents Act and Rules and Trademark rules. Further, we have had several major discussions including discussions on the IPR policy for India, guidelines for examination of patents, software patents, etc. The trend…
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Patent Law-Basics of Patent Process- A PPT by Somashekar Ramakrishna at NLSIU

The following presentation was delivered by Mr. Somashekar Ramakrishna, Partner BananaIP Counsels, at National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU), as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation titled “Basic of Patent Process”covers the following topics: Patent Process Filing Publication Examination Pre-Grant Opposition Grant Post-Grant Opposition Other concepts such as-Statement of undertaking, Divisional application, Patent of addition, Working of Patents Exercises About…
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Patent Law- Patent Search- A Presentation by Mr. Nitin Nair at NLSIU

The following presentation was delivered by Mr. Nitin Nair, Partner BananaIP Counsels, at National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU), as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation titled “Patent Search “covers the following topics: Patent Search Search Databases Search Methodology Keyword Searches Keyword Searches –Example Classification based searches Types of classification Google Patent Search USPTO search Tips Types of Searches …
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The harvest festival and Patents, Happy Sankranti!

  Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in various cultural forms with great devotion. It is believed that it is on this day that the glorious Sun God begins his ascendancy  into the Northern hemisphere. Also, this is the only Indian festival celebrated on a fixed calendar day of the solar calendar. All other Indian festivals are celebrated as per the lunar calendar, which makes their days of celebration on the solar calendar…
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New Notification: Change In the Format of Patent Application Numbers

Before we begin with the following post, warm wishes for a prosperous new year from the entire team of BananaIP. In 2015, we tried to provide you with a variety of blogs and articles relating to every aspect of intellectual property. In 2016 also we resolve to carry forward our endeavor to bring forth the latest happenings in the world of intellectual property. In this article, we will discuss about the latest change that has been introduced by the Office…
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