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Budget 2016: IPR makes a small cameo

The much anticipated financial budget of 2016 was presented before the houses of the Parliament on February 29th, 2016. While the budget is being looked at as a good budget overall; the realm of Intellectual Property has found a few reasons to cheer. Mr. Jaitley, Finance Minister of the GoI has observed that “Research is a driver of innovation and innovation provides a thrust to economic growth”. In this light the Minister has proposed a special patent regime with 10…

February 29, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 670Views 0Like

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Historical Patents II: Bread- The Slice of Life

“There is not a thing that is more positive than bread.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky Some things are forever, like bread. For over 30,000 years bread has been an important part of our diet. And throughout most of the history, we either bought bread loves from the bakers or baked it ourselves; until one man changed the way bread was sold. On 7 July 1928, first automatically sliced bread loaves were produced in Chillicothe, Missouri, using a machine invented by Mr.…

February 29, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 871Views 0Like

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Young Intellectuals: Intellectual Property Insights

Intellect breeds wisdom, and wisdom begets knowledge. Intellectuals push the boundaries of knowledge and creativity, and with these sharp minds around, the world is always dynamic. Often, a peek into minds of intellectuals gives insight and foresight beyond the ordinary. 'Young Intellectuals' takes a look into minds of select IP Professionals, whose contributions are making more than a noteworthy difference to the progress of science and creative arts. Patents, MNCs, and India Strategy: R. Lakshminarayanan Role of IP/ Patents…

February 27, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks 0Comment 916Views 0Like

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Keeping your eyes on the prize: Weight Loss Patents V

Burning the extra fat deposit and shedding some weight is definitely a good idea. In addition to obvious health benefits, it’s proven that being physically fit and living healthy can improve your confidence level as well. Well, we all know this theory. Many have tried or are still trying, or at least intend to shed some weight. But the real test is to find that motivation which will help you keep going. Unlike weight gain, weight loss is definitely a…

February 26, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 826Views 0Like

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Computer Related Inventions Examination Guidelines and Software patents

Computer Related Inventions Examination Guidelines say NO to Software Patents

On the 21st of August, 2015 the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks issued “Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs)”. A month later, some of the most well noted Institutions, Organizations and Individuals expressed their concerns over the issued guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions, in a joint letter to the PMO. The post from Sinapse that covered this news is available here. Later in December 2015, the guidelines were kept in abeyance until…

February 24, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 719Views 0Like

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Ready for Patent grants in 18 months?

Most people who have filed for a Patent in India will definitely understand the phrase “Life is too short to wait”. Narrowing this concept to the life of a Patent, it is as short as 20 years. The Patent grant system in India is a rather slow process and easily eats up more than a quarter of the Patents Life. Furthermore, in the absence of a concept like the “Patent term adjustment” followed in the United States, filing a Patent…

February 23, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 905Views 0Like

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TRAI’s Ban on Differential Pricing – The other side of Net Neutrality

Thomas, in his earlier post shared his views on the beneficial aspects of TRAI’s Ban on Differential Pricing. However, in this post I will try to bring forth the arguments of those in favor of differential pricing and how these arguments may be justified keeping in mind the Indian economy. The whole country had been discussing back and forth with various ongoing campaigns of all kinds about Net Neutrality. The recent TRAI order prohibits all such data services which provided access to…

February 22, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 671Views 0Like

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The Bigger Picture: Benefits of TRAI’s Ban on Differential Pricing Based on Content

As the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) ruling, dated 8th February, 2016, on differential data pricing has temporarily settled the long standing debate concerning net neutrality in India, which has been covered in our previous post, we shall analyse the positive outcomes of the said ruling for the businesses in India. Before we begin the analysis, let us briefly revisit the concepts of ‘net neutrality’ and ‘differential pricing’. Net neutrality is a concept that aims at ensuring…

February 20, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 653Views 0Like

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Ringing Bells and Freedom 251 – Free From All IP Concerns? – Part II

Patents on Mobile Phones Our previous post gave an introduction to the Freedom 251 phone controversy and how it is making waves in the IP quarters. Now let’s analyze things from the patent perspective. Reports published in January, 2016 indicate that India’s mobile subscriber population has crossed the 1 billion mark and is growing. India also is home for the second largest population in terms of Internet user base, overtaking the US. Statistics as of December, 2015 indicate that out of…

February 18, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 653Views 0Like

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Ringing Bells and Freedom 251 – Free From Patent and IP Concerns? – Part I

The launch of Freedom 251, the Rs. 251 (about 4 dollars) mobile phone has set off a storm in India. Consumers eager to get one for themselves have been hounding the website in numbers that the website has now crashed. Ringing Bells, the company that launched the phone, has either not planned, or not expected such a response. While Ringing Bells tries to clear out the web crash issue, trouble has started brewing from IP quarters. Many IP and patent…