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Microsoft’s expansive patent portfolio ranks No. 1
Each year the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) rates the quality of companies' patent portfolios, and this year again, Microsoft's portfolio is rated the strongest in the software industry. It's the third [...]
Discussion on Organizational Structure of Indian Patent Office
Discussion Paper is released on Review of Organisational Structure of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trade marks and Geographical Indications. Comments can be send on sk.lal@nic.in, chandni.raina@nic.in and dv.prasad@nic.in. Please [...]
World IP Day
Most people are aware of intellectual property (IP)-of copyright, patents, industrial designs and trademarks. But many still view these as business or legal concepts with little relevance to their own lives. To address this [...]
US Bayh Dole Act
The legislation proposed by MST (ministry of science & Technology) has been modeled on the United States' Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act commonly known as Bayh-Dole Act (BDA) that came into existence in [...]
PROMOTING FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
India has made tremendous progress in building a policy environment to encourage investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India is principally governed by the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. In addition, the Department of [...]
ENTERTAINMENT
Indian Film Industry-Copyright Infringers or Inspirations? On July 7, 1896, India's first cinematographic film was shown in Mumbai. Today, India's mammoth film industry produces more movies than any other country in the world and [...]