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COVID crisis threatens Gilead’s patent on Remdesvir, EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal issues opinion on plant and animal patentability, India asks G20 to establish agreement enabling use of TRIPS flexibilities and other patent news

In this week’s Patent News – India asks G20 members to establish an agreement that enables the use of TRIPs flexibilities; EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal issues opinion on plant and animal patentability; China launches IP Law Enforcement Action Plan for 2020;  WHO and Costa Rica to launch COVID-19 technology pooling initiative this month and other news updates. INDIA PATENT NEWS India asks G20 members to establish an agreement that enables the use of TRIPs flexibilities During…
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Patent office extends all deadlines to 18th May 2020, WIPO launches COVID-19 IP Policy Tracker and more patent news

In this week’s Patent News – Patent office extends all deadlines to 18th May 2020; WIPO launches COVID-19 IP Policy Tracker; USPTO allows Plant Patent Applications to be filed via the patent electronic filing systems; Japanese tech giants join COVID-19 IP pledge to fight the pandemic and other news updates. INDIA PATENT NEWS Patent office extends all deadlines to 18th May 2020 The Indian Patent Office (IPO) by virtue of public notification dated 4th May has extended…
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Weekly IP Statistics

25000+ patent applications examined till date, general decrease in activity at IPO

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 8th of May 2020. These statistics are brought to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS A total of 317 patent applications have been published in the 19th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 317 applications published in the journal,…
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AI cannot be an inventor rules USPTO, IPO extends SIPP Scheme and other patent news

In this week’s Patent News - Office of CGPDTM extends SIPP Scheme for a period of three years; CSIR allows firms to defer payments for using COVID-19 related IP; After UKIPO and EPO, USPTO now rules that artificial intelligence cannot be a legal inventor; Gilead says it is open to make Remdesivir available globally; USTR’s continues to place India on its Priority Watch List; USPTO extends certain patent and trademark deadlines to June 1; IPOS offers world’s fastest Application-to-Grant…
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Partial activity resumes at IPO amidst extended national lockdown

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 1st of May 2020. These statistics are brought to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS A total of 431 patent applications have been published in the 18th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 431 applications published in the journal,…
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Free Patent Filings for Open COVID Pledge Adopters

Free Patent Filings for Open COVID Pledge Adopters

With the objective of promoting generation of inventions that can help in the fight against COVID-19, BananaIP earlier launched a free patent program for inventors of personal protection equipment, especially masks. We are now launching another free patent program for inventions aimed at COVID testing, prevention and cure ("COVID Inventions"). As a part of this initiative, BananaIP's attorneys will search, draft and file patent and design applications in India with respect to COVID Inventions without charging any professional fee if…
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Coordination Committee of WIPO nominates Mr. Daren Tang for post of Director General; WIPO Academy, RGNIIPM and NLU Nagpur to host WIPO-India Summer School and more

IPO Postpones WIPO-Indian Summer School, WIPO Releases New e-PCT – version 4.7 And More

In this week’s Patent News – WIPO releases new e-PCT - version 4.7; IPO postpones WIPO-Indian Summer School until further notice; IPO issues notice containing list of withdrawn patent applications and other news updates. INDIAN PATENT NEWS IPO postpones WIPO-Indian Summer School until further notice In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Patent Office has indefinitely postponed the WIPO-India Summer School that was previously scheduled to be held between 1st June and 12th June 2020. The official…
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Weekly IP Statistics

265 Patent Publications, 219 Grants in the last week

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on the 24th of April 2020. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS A total of 265 patent applications have been published in the 17th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 265 applications published in…
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Royalty free IP license to fight COVID-19 pandemic, Patent Agent Examination registrations extended and more

In this week’s Patent News – Patent office cancels all hearings till 3rd May 2020; IPO extends deadline to register for Patent Agent Examination 2020; Irish national body creates non-exclusive royalty free IP license to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and other news updates. INDIA PATENT NEWS Patent office cancels all hearings till 3rd May 2020 In view of the recent extension of the nation-wide lockdown by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the Office of…
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COVID concerns paralyze IPO, no new patent grants or design registration

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 17th of April 2020. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS A total of 372 patent applications have been published in the 16th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 372 applications published in the…
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