Section 19 of the Copyright Act 1957 lays down the modes of assignment of copyright in India. Assignment can only be in writing and must specify the work, the period of assignment and the territory for which assignment is made If the period of assignment is not specified in the agreement, it shall be [...]
Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. Acquisition of copyright is automatic and it does not require any formality. A Copyright notation consists of the word “copyright” or the international copyright symbol, which is letter c [...]
Patent in India is granted by Indian Patent Office, Ministry of Commerce, and Government of India. It is located at four locations in India – Delhi Mumbai Chennai Territorial jurisdiction of a patent office is decided according to: Place of residence, domicile or business of the applicant (first mentioned applicant in the case of [...]
Patent in India is granted by Indian Patent Office, Ministry of Commerce, and Government of India. It is located at four locations in India – Delhi Mumbai Chennai Kolkata Territorial jurisdiction of a patent office is decided according to: Place of residence, domicile or business of the applicant (first mentioned applicant in the case [...]
A Little history of the case: Sandoz -Appellants submitted Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market generic versions of Copaxone®. Teva, which markets this drug sued Appellants for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A). Patent involved is US 5800808 A claiming Copolymer “having a [...]
Patent application filed at USPTO ( United States Patent and Trademark Office) after March 16, 2013 is called an AIA ( America’s Invent Act) application. Such application has no priority claims before March 16, 2013. or we can say if the US application is filed before March 16, 2013 then it is not an [...]
