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.
A Revised classification of goods and services for the purpose of registration of trademarks under Section 8 of Trade Marks Act, 1999, and Rule 22 of the Trade Marks Rules 2002 is published by The Registrar of Trade Marks on 29/11/2013 under official notification no. CG/PublicNotice/TMR/2013/44. This classification consists of Introduction, Class Headings, List of Classes with Explanatory Notes,…
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…
The Indian Patent Office has achieved yet another milestone in the history of Indian patent system as The Indian Patent Office starts functioning as International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) from 15th October, 2013. The office has ensured access to patent and non-patent literature covering the PCT minimum documentation…
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…
With the new Companies Act, 2013 coming into force, the ‘One Person Company (OPC)’ has been introduced for the first time in India, which would allow a firm to be registered with just one shareholder and limited regulatory costs and other requirements. An individual can register a maximum of five such entities for business purposes. According to the new…
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…
In a significant verdict affecting personality rights, the Ecuadorian Institute for Intellectual Property (Trademark Registry) vide its judgment/resolution dated 06.06.2013 while accepting the opposition filed by Mr. Lalit Bhasin, a leading lawyer in India has rejected the registration of the ARROZ GANDHI mark applied for by one Ana Valverde Munoz of Ecuador. In this case, Mr. Bhasin on receiving…
Every day, 3,000 newborn babies die from birth asphyxia along with 1,000 birthing mothers. The enormity of this is stressed by the fact that it is included in no less than two of the…
Adv. S Surender The recent enunciation of…
The spread of the dreaded coronavirus has…
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