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Latest Patent Cases in 2021 – Part 2

Merck Sharp And Dohme Corp & ANR vs YMS Laboratories Private Limited In this case, the plaintiff, owner of patents pertaining to Sitagliptin and its derivative salts, filed an infringement suit against the defendant. The plaintiff prayed for an Ad Interim Injunction during the pendency of the suit. After reviewing the facts presented, the Court granted an Exparte Ad Interim Injunction as the plaintiff made out a prima facie case. The plaintiff in the case submitted evidence to show that…

July 11, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 3553Views 2Likes

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Register for Session 3 of the Free Masterclass on Intellectual Property by BananaIP and NASSCOM

Register for Session 2 of the Free Masterclass on Intellectual Property by BananaIP, Ktech Center of Excellence for Data Science and NASSCOM

Session 1 of the Master Class on Intellectual Property for StartUps organized by BananaIP, Ktech Centre of Excellence for Data Science, NASSCOM, India AI, StartUp Karnataka and IT/BT Dept received close to 700 registrations, and about 400 participants attended the session. Dr. Kalyan Kankanala conducted the session, and he covered basic IP concepts relevant for businesses. He pointed out how IP can be a valuable business tool for startups if it is used effectively. He also gave inputs about how…

May 31, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 828Views 0Like

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Patent office publishes first official journal of the year

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on the 3rd of January 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 1472 patent applications have been published in the 1st issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 1472 applications published in the journal,…

January 7, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1297Views 0Like

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This image depicts the Court Hammer. This image is relevant as patent has been rejected for the Laws of Nature. Click on the image for more information

Patentability of Laws of Nature

This post was first published on 2nd September, 2014. Today we will discuss a case where a patent was rejected based on the patent ineligible subject matter. Mayo Collaborative Services (Appellants) and Prometheus Laboratories (Respondents) Patents in Dispute: US 6,355,623 and US 6,680,302 Case: Prometheus had an exclusive license over these patents and Mayo was using diagnostic kits based on these patents from Prometheus until 2004 after which Mayo developed its own diagnostic tests for the same purpose. Prometheus sued Mayo for infringement at the…

July 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 520Views 0Like

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Patentability of Higher Life Forms

This post was first published on 5th September, 2014. Today we will be discussing a case where the patent grant was rejected by the Canadian Patent Office as higher life forms are patent ineligible subject matter under the Act. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) (Appellants) vs. President & Fellows of Harvard College (Respondents) Case: The case was about a patent application filed by the Harvard College for a transgenic mouse. In the transgenic mouse, the genome was genetically altered with the insertion of an oncogene.…

July 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 814Views 0Like

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This image depicts the Bell Helicopter. This image is relevant because this post talks about the comparison between two companies, the Bell Helicopter and the Eurocopter Group. Click on the image to view full post.

Bell Helicopter v. Eurocopter

This post was first published on November 2nd, 2012. Bell Helicopter is an American rotorcraft manufacturer headquartered in Hurst, Texas, near Fort Worth. The company was founded on July 10, 1935 as Bell Aircraft Corporation by Lawrence Dale Bell in Buffalo, New York. The company focused on designing and building of fighter aircraft. The Eurocopter Group is a global helicopter manufacturing and support company. It is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries. The Eurocopter Group was formed in 1992 through the…

April 28, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1300Views 0Like

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Google, Akamai and Netflix accused of patent infringement, Certificate Course on Patent Law, EPO discusses patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes, Microsoft adds 500 to LOT Network and more

“Indian Patent Statistics, Interesting Inventions, IPR Workshops, Certificate Course on Patent Law, Google, Akamai and Netflix accused of patent infringement, Madras High Court upholds Kibow Biotech’s patent, EPO member states discuss patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes, First trial by China’s Supreme People’s Court for Intellectual Property, Microsoft adds 500 more patents to LOT Network and other news updates” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Quote of the Week …

April 1, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 635Views 0Like

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Are Rajinikanth’s Methods Patentable?

This post was first published on July 27th, 2011. Patentability of process inventions has always been interesting and controversial. We have earlier reported that the methods of performing yoga, massaging, walking on water and so on are patentable. After reading some of these posts, one of my colleagues (seemingly a big Rajinikanth fan) was curious about the patentability of Rajinikanth's methods and hence this post. Let us begin with the basics. As per the Indian Patents Act, any process or product…

February 15, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 896Views 0Like

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Electric Bulb – Inventions that Revolutionized the World

First Publication Date: 26th November 2010. Mankind moved from dark ages to the ages of candles, oil lanterns and gas lamps. But all these sources of light were a hazard to the user and property and were all dangerous in their own ways. The quest towards creating a better source of light brought about the advancement of the human race towards creating an electrified world. It was as early as 1809 when the foundation of the concept of the light bulb…