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Mock Opposition Proceedings – A mock problem by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at UPES School of Law

This mock Opposition proceeding is part of the Patent Law and Practice Program being taught by the BananaIP Team to the B.tech-LLB Students of  UPES School of Law, Dehradun. Academicians may use the content herein with appropriate attribution to the author. Mock Problem – Opposition Proceedings before the Controller of Patents Cutlure Incorporated (Opponent) Vs. Spoof Private Limited (Applicant) Spoof Private Limited ("Spoof") is a company based out of Bangalore that manufactures and sells spoons, forks and other cutlery. The company's market share in the…

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Revocation of Patents in India – Lecture by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at UPES School of Law

Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala recently delivered a lecture to the B.Tech - LLB students of UPES School of Law as part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at the School. This lecture was aimed at helping the students understand the process of patent revocation in India and compare the grounds of revocation with those listed under pre-grant and post-grant oppositions. This table below is a summary of the grounds available under Pre-grant opposition, Post-grant opposition and Revocation. Sl. No.…

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Post Grant Opposition of Patents in India – Lecture by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at UPES School of Law

Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala recently delivered a lecture to the B.Tech - LLB students of UPES School of Law as part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at the School. The flow chart below represents the process of post-grant opposition in India. Section 25(2) of the Indian patent (Amendment) Act 2005 provides a provision for filing a post grant opposition against a patent.Under this provision any interested person, may file an opposition against a granted application within one year from…

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Patent Infringement Analysis – Simulation Exercise by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at UPES School of Law

This Infringement Analysis Exercise is part of the Patent Law and Practice Program being taught by the BananaIP Team to the B.tech-LLB Students of  UPES School of Law, Dehradun. Readers may use the content herein with appropriate attribution to the author. Patent Claim A screen apparatus for a frame, said apparatus comprising: an elongated element, said elongated element adapted to be secured to at least one of a top portion of the frame and a support structure in a vicinity of the frame; at…

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Introduction to Intellectual Property and IP Licensing – A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at IIM-B

The following presentation titled “Introduction to IP and  Licensing”, was delivered on 26th November, 2016 by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Chief IP Attorney, BananaIP Counsels, at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) on IPRs and Licensing to the Post Graduate Programme Management (PGPM)students. The topics of the presentation included: Introduction to IP and Licensing Nature of IP and Forms Licensing Intellectual Property Subject Matter Exclusivity Types of Licenses Royalty Types Example of Integrated Licensing…

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IP Licensing- A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at IIMB

The following presentation titled “IP Licensing”, was delivered on 25th May, 2016 by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Managing Partner, BananaIP Counsels, at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) on IPRs and Licensing for the Executive Management Programme. The topics of the presentation included: Case study on a software that assesses the mood of a person titled ‘MOODS’ IP in MOODS Licensing Program Example of competing software, using the same process as MOODS. Whether such software is…

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Do Patents motivate Inventors? A TED Talk by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala

Do Patents motivate Inventors? A TED Talk by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala

Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, the founder of SiNApSE Blog, and a renowned IP Attorney and author, recently delivered a TEDX talk on 'What Motivates Inventors? Patents, or Passion? This is the first ever TED Talk on patents from India. You can view the talk on YouTube at this link. In his talk, Dr. Kalyan talks about the role patents play in incentivizing inventors. He concludes that patents do not motivate inventors directly, but bring patrons  in the form of investors.…

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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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Patent Law- Patent Infringement Analysis- A PPT by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU

The following presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Managing 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 Infringement Analysis”covers the following topics: Patent Rights Infringement Direct Infringement Claim Construction Claim Elements Is this product infringing? Doctrine of Equivalence Lalabhai v. Chimanlal Indirect Infringement Defenses FTO Analysis …

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World’s Best IP Blogs: PHOSITA

In patent law, PHOSITA is a mythical person of ordinary skill in the art. This fictional person is considered to have the normal skills and knowledge in a particular technical field, without being a genius. In our World’s Best IP Blogs series, PHOSITA happens to be an Intellectual Property blog of the Oklahoma and Washington based law firm of Dunlap Codding. The blog is not specific to patents alone as would be expected from a blog named “Phosita”; it is in…

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