Section 3(d) of The Patents Act 1970 has been the subject of much research interest due to its connection with preventing evergreening in pharmaceutical patents. This section was introduced after the TRIPS agreement, and may have been inspired by a similar provision in the E.U.’s Supplementary Protection Certificates regulation. It requires any patent for a new form of an active ingredient to demonstrate enhanced therapeutic efficacy. Continue Reading Examining the Origins of Section 3(d) in India’s Patents Act and Its…
Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) are a form of additional patent protection for pharmaceuticals and plant protection products, granting up to 5 years of extra market protection beyond the standard 20 year patent period. The E.U has established regulations to ensure uniformity across member countries in the grant of SPCs, and over 20000 SPCs have been granted since 1993. Further study is needed to identify when and where SPCs are necessary to ensure they are used responsibly and do not unreasonably…
This week, the patent office published 480 applications along with 1,121 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 425 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 3rd March 2023 to 10th March 2023
This week, the patent office published 847 applications along with 1,093 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 360 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 24th February 2023 to 3rd March 2023
This week, the patent office published 1,068 applications along with 931 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 473 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 17th February 2023 to 24th February 2023
This week, the Indian patent office published 1,273 applications along with 856 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 374 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 10th February 2023 to 17th February 2023
This week, the patent office published 1,059 applications along with 865 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 537 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 3rd February 2023 to 10th February 2023
This week, the patent office published 1,383 applications along with 993 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 509 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 27th January 2023 to 3rd February 2023
This week, the patent office published 1,100 applications along with 818 patent grants. The design office registered a total of 1,194 designs. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 20th January 2023 to 27th January 2023
In this post, BananaIP’s Patent department provides a summary of the patent and industrial design statistics for India between January 1, 2023, and January 20, 2023. It includes details on patent applications published in the journal, First Examination Reports (FERs), total publications, granted applications, and patent statistics by city. Additionally, it includes information on industrial designs registered during the same period. A comparison of the previous and current week’s data is also presented. Continue Reading Weekly Patent and Industrial…