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Patentability of New Form, Use or Property – Section 3(d)

First Publication Date: 11th December 2009 Section 3(d) of the Patents Act provides that mere Discovery of a new form or new use or new property of a known substance is not patentable. The discovery of a new form of a known substance will be patentable only if it results in the enhancement of the known efficacy of that substance. Salts, esters, ethers, polymorphs, metabolites, pure forms, particle size, isomers, mixtures of isomers, complexes, combinations and other derivatives of…

October 26, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 2162Views 0Like

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No Copyright in Mechanical Compiled database, ‘Suspiria’ Copyright Suit settled, Tracy Chapman Sues Nicki Minaj, Comments on Digital Copyright System, CD Baby Partners with Cosynd and more

Tamil Film Anti-Piracy Cell Suspends Piracy Platforms, Delhi HC: No Copyright in Mechanical Compilation of Customer Database, Artist’s Estate and Amazon Studios Settle ‘Suspiria’ Copyright Suit, Tracy Chapman Sues Nicki Minaj for Copyright Infringement, Songwriter Awarded $44 Million for Being Uncredited on Usher’s Album, US Copyright Office Seeks Comments on Digital Copyright System, CD Baby Partners with Cosynd to Streamline Copyright Registration, Facebook Expands Music Features and Lip Sync Live. COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Moral rights form the essence of…

October 26, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 1290Views 0Like

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Who Must Pay for Appointment of Scientific Advisors? Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation Vs. Indfrag Limited

First Publication Date: 9th December 2009 The case related to infringement of a patent relating to a process concerning the double metal salt of HCA. During the pendency of the suit, the court ordered for the analysis of the processes of the product called Double Metal Salt of Hydroxycitric Acid of the parties in the case by the Department of Chemistry of IIT, Madras. The objective of the analysis was to check if the alleged infringer’s process was different from that…

October 25, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 925Views 0Like

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Enforcement Action Against Palm for Violation of Terms of Open Source License

First Publication Date: 7th December 2009. Today, Open Source Software (OSS) is being widely used in business as high quality software is being developed by open source communities. Most proprietary softwares have their OSS counterparts, which provide similar or better features. As integration of open source softwares into business is increasing, companies have evolved various business models for commercially gaining from OSS. One of such models is the dual licensing model. Under a dual licensing model, a company makes a…

October 25, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Open Source Licensing 0Comment 979Views 0Like

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Department of IT to Support SMEs in International Patent Protection

First Publication Date: 8th December 2009 Department of Information Technology, MCIT has introduced a scheme, known as SIP-EIT (Support International Patent Protection in Electronics and IT),in order to provide financial support to Small and Medium Enterprises /Technology Start-Up companies for international patent filing in the area of information technology and electronics. International patent filing includes the PCT(Patent Cooperation Treaty) route or direct filing of the application in any country. However, the applicant has to justify his reasons for choosing a particular…

October 25, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 987Views 0Like

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Can use of an invention in a movie infringe a patent?

First Publication Date: 3rd December 2009 Global Findability has filed a patent infringement suit in a District Court of Columbia against Summit Entertainment claiming that the Science Fiction movie of Summit violates its US patent relating to Integrated information processing system for geospatial media. According to Global Findability, Summit's use of its patented technology in the movie, Knowing, amounts to patent infringement. Would such an use be infringement in India? Section 48 of the Indian Patents Act provides that a patent holder…

October 25, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Patents 0Comment 1376Views 0Like

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Patent and Public Domain Balance 2 – Patentability Requirements

First Publication Date: 8th December 2009. An invention will be eligible to get a patent only if it satisfies the patentability requirements, which are patentable subject matter, industrial applicability/utility, novelty, non-obviousness/inventive step and specification. The government uses the patentability requirements to verify the worthiness of an invention for patent grant. The patentability requirements are like filters arranged in succession as shown in the figure below. Figure - Kalyan's Patent Filter Model A patent will be granted over an invention only if it passes…

October 25, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1451Views 0Like

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Patent and Public Domain Balance – 1

First Publication Date: 1st December 2009 Patent Law is believed to promote the progress of science and technology by providing exclusive rights to inventors for a limited period of time. It operates on the principle of 'Quid Pro Quo' or 'Give and take'. An inventor gives an invention to the public and takes exclusive rights over it for a limited period of time.The grant of exclusive rights is believed to provide incentives to invent, invest, design around and disclose. Possibilities of…

October 25, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1271Views 0Like

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Is the President of Senegal Entitled to Royalties?

First Publication Date: 18th November 2009 A statue named “African Renaissance” is being made in Senegal which will be taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York and larger than the Eiffel Tower of Paris. This statue is being made with an understanding that the same will give a boost to the tourism and will generate income which can be used for the welfare of the country. However, ever before the completion of this “Artistic work”, the same has come…

October 24, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 891Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property for Start Ups and Entrepreneurs

First Publication Date: 25th November 2009 Intellectual Property protection provides business and competitive advantage to a company. While IP is important for all companies, its value for A Start Up Company, especially, a technology or knowledge based company, is very high. In addition to providing business and competitive advantage, IP can play a very important role in enabling a Start Up company to build business relationships, raise funds, face cut throat competition and so on. In the light of…

October 24, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 717Views 0Like

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Patentability of New Form, Use or Property – Section 3(d)

No Copyright in Mechanical Compiled database, ‘Suspiria’ Copyright Suit settled, Tracy Chapman Sues Nicki Minaj, Comments on Digital Copyright System, CD Baby Partners with Cosynd and more

Who Must Pay for Appointment of Scientific Advisors? Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation Vs. Indfrag Limited

Enforcement Action Against Palm for Violation of Terms of Open Source License

Department of IT to Support SMEs in International Patent Protection

Can use of an invention in a movie infringe a patent?

Patent and Public Domain Balance 2 – Patentability Requirements

Patent and Public Domain Balance – 1

Is the President of Senegal Entitled to Royalties?

Intellectual Property for Start Ups and Entrepreneurs

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