In first victory in India, Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) database has been used to revoke a patent. Government of India revoked the patent granted to Avesthagen by Indian Patent Office (IPO) in April, 2012 on the grounds of being mischievous and prejudicial to the public. This patent was granted for “synergistic ayurvedic/ functional [...]
For those scientists who wants to stay close to science but don’t want to go into labs, patenting world offers a wide range of rewarding careers which are focused on: · Writing · Examining · Disputing patents In India, scientists can opt for these positions in an organization: · IP Researchers/ Patent Analysts · [...]
Supreme Court of India have ruled that ‘Chakravyuh’ movie’s song Mehngai will have to run a disclaimer with the video footage of the song and even the audio version have to run a disclaimer. The lawsuit was filed by Bata India Ltd. against Prakash Jha & Org. First High Court of Delhi ruled on 11th [...]
Fashion industry is one of the fastest growing industries in India. Fashion has been on high after Indian fashion designers have gained name and respect of other nations. Indian fashion designers have been on a roll and are now very vulnerable to be infringed by other designers from our country or from the designers [...]
At last Samsung has something to cheer about. USPTO have rejected US Patent No. 7469381 on 15th October, 2012 which was Apple’s rubber band patent. The patent office decision is an initial ruling and it will probably be challenged by Apple.It affects the patent for Apple’s “rubber banding” or “bounce” feature, which makes the [...]
Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Lilly was the first company to mass-produce penicillin, as well as one of the first pharmaceutical companies to produce human insulin using recombinant DNA, and today is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of psychiatric medications. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.is an international pharmaceutical company. It [...]
