Even after India’s attempt to remove traditional knowledge (TK) from the list of things that can be patented, Indian Patent Office is granting patents on the use of TK of India which is related the Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha systems of medicine, and patents are also being granted on inventions related to biological resources [...]
On 19th December, 2012 Indian Patent Office issued new guidelines for the examination of patent applications which are related to biotechnology. The biotech inventions includes products and processes of gene engineering technologies, methods of producing organism, methods of isolation of microorganisms from culture medium, methods of mutation, cultures, mutants, transformants, plasmids, processes for making [...]
In recent news India successfully opposed a patent that was filed by MDIP LLC for Pomegranate activity of skin sores and lesions. MDIP LLC is a boutique intellectual property law firm located in the biotech rich Washington, DC suburb of Montgomery County, Maryland. MDIP LLC had filed for the patent with a title of [...]
With the grand finale of Star TV round the corner, district court of Gurgoan has sent notice to Star TV to stop using the ” Master Chef ” trademark till further notice. Star TV Private limited is restrined from using trademark ” Master Chef India 2 ” , ” Master Chef Australia” and ” [...]
Compulsory license under Article 31 of TRIPS means “Non-Voluntary” license to domestic producers “without authorization of the right holder” under “national emergency” or “extreme urgency” so long as due process requirements are met. The Paris Convention on the Protection of Industrial Property formally recognizes Member’s rights to grant compulsory licenses in cases of abuse [...]
21st century is a knowledge based economy where patents are viewed as more business asset rather than legal asset. So need is managers should understand importance of patents and start monetizing them. Companies in India (except few) generally understand that patents are just cost centers i.e. companies are spending huge amount of money in [...]
