In a public notice (CG/Public Notice/TMR/2012-13/74) issued by the patent office of India dated 6/7th November, 2012; patent office have stated that they are going to organize a special drive for disposable of opposition and rectification matters. Patent office said that many oppositions which were filed against registration of trademarks have been withdrawn by [...]
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 [...]
I guess wait for all Patent Agent Examination Aspirants is over. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of commerce and industry has published notification for amendment in Patent Rule 2003. In the Patent Rules, 2003, in rule 110,- (a) in sub-rule (2), against the paper relating to Viva voce, for the figures [...]
In a recent decision, Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) invalidated Pegasys patent from Roche (judgment available here), which was also India’s first product patent after introduction of patents in pharmaceutical products. It’s a landmark decision because it is the first decision in post grant opposition. It is another blow to big pharma world after [...]
This is a patent war that doesn't need any introduction. Apple, based in Cupertino, California and Samsung, a South Korean giant in mobile phones have been a biggest enemy in this patent war in IPR sector. Apple sued its component supplier Samsung, alleging in a 38-page federal complaint on 15th April, 2011 in the [...]
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 · [...]
