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Weekly Patent News - Patent and industrial design statistics

Over 2000 FERs issued, 17% increase in patent grants this week

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 4th of September 2020. 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 1,737 patent applications have been published in the 36th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 1,737 applications published in the…

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India and foreign patent news

Machines cannot be inventors rules EPO, Toyota launches new IP Licensing Program and other patent updates

In this week’s Patent News - EPO rejects two patent applications that designate a machine as an inventor; Toyota launches new IP Licensing Program; Michelin files design patent infringement suit against Tri-Ace and other news updates. INDIA PATENT NEWS IPO publishes four presentations related to PCT Roving Seminars As our readers are most likely aware, the Indian Patent Office (IPO) in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been organizing a series of PCT Roving Seminars in India, the…

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