The Patent Office, India on January 13, 2015 has issued a Public Notice directing all Patentees and Licensees (whether exclusive or otherwise) to furnish statement regarding the working of the patented invention on commercial scale in India in FORM- 27 in accordance with the provisions contained in section 146 (2) of the Patents Act, 1970 read with Rule 131…
On the eve of New Year, Intellectual Property Office, India is initiating to provide e-learning resources on various aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. On this e-learning portal, Intellectual Property Office has uploaded useful information on various aspects of Intellectual Property Rights; web link for the same is- http://www.ipindia.nic.in/eLearning/eLearning.htm. This e-learning portal provides information about Intellectual Property Office, India along…
The government is preparing for a trademark battle over the handspun fabric that was made a centerpiece of India’s freedom struggle by Mahatma Gandhi against Germany’s Khadi Naturprodukte.
India’s patent office has conceded a key demand of the pharmaceutical industry, dropping a proposed clause that would have enforced a more stringent examination of patent applications. A clause in the draft rules, mandating the use of generic names of pharmaceutical substances to check whether discovery claims made in a drug patent application were already known or not, has…
In order to improve the efficiency of patent & Trademark filing mechanism, the Intellectual Property Office has revamped its payment gateway by adding more banks, which would be helpful for its applicants to pay fee online. Further, it has unveiled “IP EXPRESSIONS” – a Technical Magazine of Controllers General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks on 8th September 2014…
The know-how and technological details of the patents, which has already been expired or lapsed validity in the country, is being opened up for the small and medium enterprises to utilise them for their business growth. The patent office India is offering the details of the expired patents through its website, free of cost. The knowledge of the expired…
The Copyright office (India) notified through notification no. F.27-25/2014-CO dated 22/07/2014 that the offline filing counters of Copyright office will close from 01/08/2014 to promote the on-line filing of copyright application. In this Regard on-line facility of filing of copyright applications has already been in function from 17/02/2014. Further, the Copyright office requested to all applicants and attorneys to…
India has become the first nation to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. So far, more than 75 WIPO member states have signed the Treaty, which was adopted on June 27, 2013 at a diplomatic conference organized by WIPO and hosted by the Kingdom…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the continuation of the Plan scheme to modernise and strengthen Intellectual Property (IP) offices during the 12th Plan period. The overall project cost would be Rs.309.6 crore, of which Rs.258 crore will be spent during 12th Plan and Rs.51.6 crore in the 13th Plan. The implementation of the scheme will…
The Supreme Court in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International, No. 13-298, unanimously ruled on 19/06/2014 that basic business methods may not be patented, even if computers are used to apply them. The case involved a method for reducing the risk that the parties to a transaction will not pay what they owe. Writing for the court, Justice Clarence…
Adv. S Surender The recent enunciation of…
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