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This mock Opposition proceeding is part of the Patent Law and Practice Program being taught by the BananaIP Team to the B.tech-LLB Students of UPES School of Law, Dehradun. Academicians may use the content herein with appropriate attribution to the author.
Mock Problem – Opposition Proceedings before the Controller of Patents
Cutlure Incorporated (Opponent) Vs. Spoof Private Limited (Applicant)
Spoof Private Limited ("Spoof") is a company based out of Bangalore that manufactures and sells spoons, forks and other cutlery. The company's market share in the…
This presentation titled "Patent Cooperation Treaty" is part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at UPES School of Law to B.tech-LLB Students.
This presentation covers the following topics:
- PCT History
- Right to Priority
- Priority Date
- Exercise
- National treatment
- PCT
- PCT highlights
- PCT applicant
- Agent
- Where to file
- Exercise
- PCT Phases
- Timelines
- International phase
- Receiving office (RO) – filing
- Elements of an application
- Request
- International Searching Authority (ISA) - Novelty Analysis
- International Bureau (IB) – Publication
-…
Indian Patent Process and Procedure – Presentation by Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan at UPES School of Law
This presentation titled is part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at UPES School of Law to B.tech-LLB Students.
This presentation covers the General Patent Process and Procedure along with the Patent Process and Procedure in India. The following topics have been covered in the presentation below:
- Law, Regulations and Guidelines
- Indian Patent Process
- Applicant
- Exercise
- Filing Mode
- Fee Details In Filing
- Filing Offices
- Exercise
- Type Of Filing
- Contents of Specification
- Documents
- Formality Examination
- Publication
-…
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala recently delivered a lecture to the B.Tech - LLB students of UPES School of Law as part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at the School.
This lecture was aimed at helping the students understand the process of patent revocation in India and compare the grounds of revocation with those listed under pre-grant and post-grant oppositions. This table below is a summary of the grounds available under Pre-grant opposition, Post-grant opposition and Revocation.
Sl. No.…
Post Grant Opposition of Patents in India – Lecture by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at UPES School of Law
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala recently delivered a lecture to the B.Tech - LLB students of UPES School of Law as part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at the School.
The flow chart below represents the process of post-grant opposition in India.
Section 25(2) of the Indian patent (Amendment) Act 2005 provides a provision for filing a post grant opposition against a patent.Under this provision any interested person, may file an opposition against a granted application within one year from…
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala recently delivered a lecture to the B.Tech - LLB students of UPES School of Law as part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at the School.
The flow chart below represents the process of pre-grant representation/opposition in India.
Section 25(1) of the Indian patent (Amendment) Act 2005 provides a provision for filing a pre-grant opposition against a patent application. Under this provision any person, any third party or the Government may challenge the application…
This presentation is part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at UPES School of Law to B.tech-LLB Students.
This presentation is titled "Computer Related Inventions in India" and covers the following topics:
- Patent Process
- Patentability
- Subject matter - Exclusions
- Section 3(k)
- Example claims
- Example Ideas
- How to patent
- Other Available forms of protection
You may access the full presentation here:
About Nitin Nair
Mr. Nitin is a senior partner at BananaIP Counsels. He heads the Electronics/Electrical/Software Patent…