A top UK scientist who helped sequence the human genome has said efforts to patent the first synthetic life form would give its creator a monopoly on a range of genetic engineering. Colonies of the transformed Mycoplasma mycoides bacterium. Image Credit: J. Craig Venter Institute. For the first time, the controversial geneticist credited with [...]
The last two decades saw geographical indications (GIs) often being put into the center-stage in many multilateral and bilateral trade talks. There have been demands by the European Union (EU) and many developing countries to grant higher protection for products other than wines and spirits at the Protection of GIs refers to protection of [...]
Till a few decades back, owning a cell phone was something limited to members of the affluent class only. However, innovations and cost-cutting technologies, developed with the passing time, have made it emerge as a gadget that almost anyone and everyone can easily afford. Affordability has also led to mobile phones becoming an inevitable [...]
Brand licensing is just like sex. Good cross licensing can turn the product look more beautiful. Ugly sex, on the other hand, leaves both sides mystified as to why it happened with neither party wanting to talk about it any more. Disney and ITC Disney's famous aspirational brand – Hannah Montana has undoubtedly established [...]
A successful utilization and commercialization of inventions is akin to playing the lottery – while the reward from a successful patented invention can be vast, the chance of obtaining a truly successful patent is slim.On the one hand, the individual inventor or the patent owner considers his invention as a ticket to considerable financial [...]
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 straight year that Microsoft has topped the IEEE Spectrum Patent Scorecard. In another independent survey released this week, Microsoft ranked [...]
