This weekly update on patents is brought to you by the Patent experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
Patent thought of the week:
“A country without a patent office and good patent laws is just a crab and can't travel any way but sideways and backwards.” – Mark Twain
Patent Stats:
Patent applications published by the Indian Patent Office between 3rd February 2017 and 10th February 2017: 696
Patent applications granted by the Indian Patent Office between 3rd February…
Intellectual Property updates
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Aikya prevails…
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 government wants the country to be an early adopter of the upcoming 5G technology
The Indian government wants the country to be an early…
Apple has been granted a new patent for a technology that will block the phone’s camera feature. Apple had sought for a patent for this technology in 2011.The technology allows phone cameras to be disabled through infrared sensors. An infrared emitter can be located in areas where capturing of pictures and videos are prohibited. The technology for which the patent has been granted involves infrared single detection technique. An electronic device can receive the infrared signals, decode the data and…
The word yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ which means to join or to unite, symbolizing the union of body and consciousness. Yoga is a 5000 year old Indian body of knowledge. Today it is practiced in various forms around the world. Yoga may be one route to distance children and teenagers from external distractions of today's world, leading to more focus, and more healthy body and mind.
Today on, International day of Yoga, let us take a look…
In furtherance to my recent post on patent trolls or the Non Practicing Entities (NPEs), I would like to discuss here in this post about how software technology is becoming a treasure trove for patent trolls. Cloud based business products are one of the major business fields today. Software-oriented platforms such as C (SaaS) providers are primary targets for the patent trolls.
General observation indicates that in the area of software patents the patents are much broader. In several instance, patents…
Suspension systems in bikes are primarily used to provide safety and comfort to rider as well as pillion. Conventional suspension system on motorbike has a pair of fork tubes for the front wheel suspension. In operation, shock waves produced due to the displacement of the front wheel is dampened/cushioned by the spring and damper component of the fork tubes; thereby ensuring comfort and safety of the passengers.
Honda has recently filed a patent application (US 2015274249) titled ‘Front suspension structure…
We all know one can never enjoy something that one does not have. It is literally true in case of patents. Patent rights are territorial in nature and can only be enjoyed in countries where one has filed an application for patent protection. The most common question that floods any patent applicants mind is whether they should file for patent protection outside the native country. If the answer is yes, how should they do it and where should they do…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU, India, as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation covers:
Types of Arguments - Ignorance, Denial, Balancing and Advantage;
Class exercise on argumentation;
Patent Philosophy;
Patent Life Cycle;
Patent incentives - invent, invest, disclose, design around;
Patent Domain V. Public Domain;
Rationale for Patent Protection - Social, Economic, Utilitarian and Tragedy of Commons;
Progress of…
The stated objective of patent law is to promote the progress of science and technology for industrial/economic progress and public benefit. It seeks to achieve this objective by granting exclusive rights over inventions to inventors for a limited period of time, on expiry of which the inventions enter the public domain. It is believed that the grant of exclusive rights generate incentives to invent, invest, disclose and design around, which in turn promote the progress of science and technology by…