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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 [...]
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 1980. BDA created a uniform patent policy for the universities to own rights to patent resulting from federal funded research [...]
Indian Premier League-Intellectual property League? IPL stands for Indian Premier League and this is a Twenty20 Cricket Competition controlled and created by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which is also the richest cricket board in the world. The popularity of IPL has been massive across all cricket loving nations and [...]
Some people continue to live even after death? They are present in hearts of million of followers. So the most valuable asset to a celebrity is the goodwill associate with their name and such goodwill, if properly managed, can be turned into profit gaining centers and celebrities can earn from their IPR. Best example [...]
Intellectual property (IP) is anything from a particular manufacturing process to plans for a product launch, a trade secret like a chemical formula, or a list of the countries in which your patents are registered. It may help to think of it as intangible proprietary information. The formal definition, according to the World Intellectual [...]
“Brands are the most valuable intangible assets in business today. They drive demand, motivate staff, secure business partners and reassure financial markets. Leading edge organizations recognize the need to understand brand equity and brand value when making strategic decisions” Walmart Stores Inc. (Walmart) is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the [...]
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one”. In the world of advertising many hidden connections exist, which need to be moderated. Most countries have advertising guidelines which address issues such as unfair business practices, false associations, unauthorized use of products, parody and surrogate advertising. In many countries, advertising guidelines are issued as [...]
When a patent is infringed for the benefit of the government, the patentee may have rights but cannot sue to stop the infringement. Under cucombine_p44_cartoon_us_reform_to_45rrent U.S. federal regulations ,the only remedy available to a patentee whose patented product or method is used “for the Government” is to sue the government for reasonable royalties in [...]
Android, the mobile operating system from Google has rocketed to 48% during the last two years. Market Analysts think that Android can one day be as dominant in the market as Microsoft did in 1990s. But the continuous patent wars on mobile software can bring down the Google's growth. A month ago Google had [...]
What is the eligibility criteria for appearing in Patent Agent Exam conducted by Indian Patent Office – Age, Qualification, Citizenship etc? Eligibility criteria to appear in the Indian Patent Agent Exam are simple and as follows: Minimum 21 years Indian Nationality Minimum one science based graduation [degree in science, engineering or [...]
