Ericsson, world’s biggest telecom network equipment maker few months ago filed a patent infringement suit against Micromax, one of India’s largest domestic mobile handset manufacturers for allegedly infringing 8 of its telecom patents for a range of wireless technologies, including 3G, AMR and Edge The suit, filed at the Delhi High Court, involves a [...]
In this article I will be discussing the current trend of patent filing in the field of pharma. The pharma industry has always been in the top list for patent filings all around the world. But the sections like section 3d in India has made the pharma sector vary from all of the patent [...]
Many MNCs R&D centers are now focusing on the emerging markets of developing for innovations to make sure that their products reach to the right customer at the right time. To achieve this goal MNCs have totally focused on the perspective of Indian research and development industry in the development of their product and [...]
India is also a fast-growing trademark environment, as brand owners from around the world are drawn to the opportunities in this rapidly expanding marketplace. One of the “big four” BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), India is well on its way to becoming a major global economic player. Trademark law in India is based [...]
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 [...]
Indian patent office have issued some new guidelines for processing patent related to traditional knowledge (TK) and biological materials (BM). It has been done by the patent office in wake of revocation of Avesthagen patent. Patent office said that Indian patent offices are not taking TKDL seriously whereas other international patent offices are processing [...]
