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…
The heads of the world’s top five intellectual property offices confirmed the time frame for opening up the One Portal Dossier to the public during their annual conference held in Busan last week. ONE PORTAL DOSSIER: The OPD is a website where patent examiners can freely share patent applications and other relevant information of patent offices in top patent-filing…
The renowned Thanjavur Veena added another feather to its crown after it received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag formally on 25/05/2014. Though the tag was published in the GI Registry on December 4, 2012 itself, through a statutory notification, the government officially announced it in early 2013. And, after more than a year, the certificate confirming the GI status…
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has unveiled a one-of-a-kind image-search function for its Global Brand Database, adding a new feature that allows users to upload an image to search for visually similar trademark and other brand-information records from among the millions of images in the collection. The image-search functionality, which is the first such application among free, public…
The recent orders of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) asking its director general to investigate Ericsson’s alleged anticompetitive conduct raises issues lying at the crossroads of IP rights (IPR) and competition. The order also raises the issue of third-party access on fair and reasonable terms, which our judiciary is yet to comprehend. Indian companies Micromax and Intex are…
Invention and innovation will now cost more. In one of the largest increases, fees for patent filings made with the Indian regulatory authorities have doubled for companies, while those made by individuals have seen a 60% increase. Also , to give a leg-up to innovation in small and mid-sized companies and startups, a new category of ‘small entity’ has…
Launch of new logo and web portal of the Copyright Office including e-filing facility for registration of copyrights by Dr. M. M. Pallam Raju, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Department is scheduled on 17th February, 2014 at 11.00 AM in the auditorium, First Floor, Hall No – 8, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. http://copyright.gov.in/frmNewsAndEvents.aspx.
Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, has sparked a registration fury at the community trademark office of the European Union, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). The fight is over the right to own the Holi festival of colors community trademark (CTM). Holi is a religious festival celebrated by Hindus primarily in India as a welcoming…
German drug major Bayer AG has challenged the Intellectual Property Appellate Board’s (IPAB’s) order of compulsory licence issued to domestic pharmaceutical company Natco Pharma in the Bombay High Court and has sought the court’s intervention to protect its rights over patented cancer drug Nexavar. The division bench comprising Justice SJ Vazifdar and Justice KR Sriram adjourned the hearing to…
The US patent office has granted patent , also known as INDIAN GINSENG, a medicinal plant used in Ayurveda as an immunity enhancer. This Project was sponsored by the Union government’s department of science and technology (DST) and was…
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