INSIGHTS

In a promising move by the Indian Patent Office (IPO), the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDT) has issued new...

Is using and/or commercializing a registered Trade Mark really necessary in India or is simply sitting over it and renewing the same...

The Controller General of India passed an order of compulsory license (CL) against Bayer’s patent on drug Nexavar on March 09, 2012,...

Dr. Vandana Shiva, an Indian Environmental Activist has lent her support to “No Patent on Seeds”, a European coalition, in opposing the...

Here I present another Practice Pointer series, useful for Indian API manufacturers (or to that matter for any country) who are...

It is needless to say that one core mandate of protecting one’s intellectual property is to promote the progress of science for the...

Patenting of medical methods is prohibited in India according to Section 3 (i) of the Indian Patent Act, which states that “any process...

Who would imagine that AK 47 might need copyright protection? Yes!! You Read it right!! None other than Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor...

Advancement in science and genetic application, with enhanced knowledge of Human Genome has been the main focus in the field of medicine...

ESPN Software India, the sole licensee of TV channels ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket in India, has filed an FIR against Mr....

A few days back, one of our clients came to us asking whether his new food recipe, which he claimed to be new, can be patented in India ...

The Process of trade mark registration in India being very slow is not only time consuming but also sometimes frustrating. Hopes soared...

The Indian Patent Office released draft amendment to the Patent Rules on March 8, 2011. The Draft amendment is directed to rules 6, 9,...

The Indian Patent Act, 2005, like for most other geographies, does accord to and follow the disclosure guidelines put forth by the TRIPS...