The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) won against Apple Inc. when it was found by federal jury that Apple has incorporated the technology of WARF’s patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,781,752 (patent '752)) into the A7,A8 and A8X processors used in the iPhone 5s, 6, and 6 Plus. The jury concluded that Apple has violated the ‘752 patented idea into its products to achieve enhanced efficiency and speed of computer processing without WARF’s permission and ordered Apple Inc. to pay WARF…
Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is one of the most important Hindu festivals celebrated on the tenth day of Ashvin month, according to the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated throughout the country with great zeal and enthusiasm. It is believed that it was on this day that Lord Rama killed the demon-king Ravana and rescued his abducted wife Sita. Dussehra celebration spreads the message of the victory of good over evil.
This festival is celebrated in varied traditions across India…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU, India, as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation covers:
Types of Arguments - Ignorance, Denial, Balancing and Advantage;
Class exercise on argumentation;
Patent Philosophy;
Patent Life Cycle;
Patent incentives - invent, invest, disclose, design around;
Patent Domain V. Public Domain;
Rationale for Patent Protection - Social, Economic, Utilitarian and Tragedy of Commons;
Progress of…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU, Bangalore, India, as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation covers:
Introduction to Patentability Requirements and their role in the Patent System in India;
The Patent Filter Model;
Patentable Subject Matter - Eligible Subjects and Ineligible Subjects;
Inventions and Non-Patentable Subject Matter;
Section 3 Exclusions with special reference to Section 3(d);
Novartis Case - New Form, Known…
This presentation was delivered by Nitin Nair and Naveen KM as a part of the course for senior management and IP Officers in the automobile industry. The presentation covers:
Disclosure of Invention
Inventor information
Title of invention
Background Information
Date/proof of conception
Disclosure(s)
Brought to practice
Collaboration
Description
Figure(s)
Invention information
The presentation given here covers details about Invention Disclosure Form (IDF), and the way to fill an IDF. An inventor needs to provide various legal as well as…
This presentation was delivered by Aishwarya Narayan as a part of the course for senior management and IP Officers in the Automobile Industry. The presentation covers:
Concept of Patent prosecution
Activities until grant of application-search, drafting, filing, amendment, responses etc
Patent prosecution process
Requirements for grant of a patent
Machine or Transformation test
Bilski v. Kappos
Concept of Novelty
Concept of Non-obviousness
Specification support
Requirements for prosecuting a patent…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala as a part of the course for senior management and IP Officers in the Automobile Industry. The presentation covers:
Patent Infringement Basics;
Freedom To Operate Analysis for Automotive Sector - Issues and Challenges;
Literal Infringement and Doctrine of Equivalence in India;
Claim Construction, Analysis and Element Mapping;
All Elements Rule;
Pith and Substance, Substantial Equivalence;
Example of Jack Holder;
Example of Flipable Seat;…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala as a part of the course for senior management and IP officers in the automobile industry. The presentation covers:
Introduction to Patent Law;
Patentability Requirements;
Patentability Analysis;
Patentable Subject Matter and Automobile inventions;
Applicability of Section 3 to Automotive inventions;
Industrial Applicability and Futuristic Automobile Technology;
Novelty, Prior Art and Prior Knowledge in Automotive Sector;
Non-Obviousness and Inventive Step, Predictability, Maturity of the…
The multinational technology corporation Apple Inc. is known for coming up with some of the most fascinating technologies. Not too long ago, Apple filed a patent for a smart ring. The company is said to be developing a new wearable device with touchscreen and voice-control capabilities. The patent is titled “Devices and Methods for a Ring Computing Device” and was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on October 1st 2015.
The device contains a ring mounted touch screen,…
This post exhibits the statistics of IP litigation in India in the past decade.
The following table displays the statistics that were arrived at after conducting a search on Manupatra . It tabulates the estimated number of decisions passed by the Supreme Court and High Courts with respect to patents, trademarks and copyrights in the past decade.
IP Decisions Passed by SC and HCs from 2004 – 2014
Year
Number of Decided Cases for Patent
Number of Decided Cases for Trademark
Number of…