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IPPOF awards Maker Village for being an outstanding incubation center in the field of Intellectual Property
The IP Promotion Outreach Foundation (IPPOF)…
This week's interesting inventions have been identified and extracted from the 34th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. This information is presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm.
Interesting Inventions of the Week
Invention 1 : BRAILLE TABLET
Patent Applicant – RAI, Khushwant
Patent Application No. – 201811035031 A
Abstract – “The present invention relates to a new technology Braille Pad or tablet for reading Braille script output on an…
These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the patents and designs office published weekly on Fridays. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm.
Indian Patent Statistics
A total of 732 patent applications have been published in the 34th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 732 applications published in the journal, 98 applications account for early publications while 643 applications account for ordinary publications…
BananaIP conducted a customized corporate IP training program for inventors on 23rd August . The schedule of the training program was as follows.
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Topic
Particulars
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Inventing and IP Protection - how does the game work?
Providing inventors an understanding of the interface between the inventing and IP/ Patent process and related outcomes.
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The role of the inventor in the patent system.
Role played by an inventor in a company in the context of the patent system.
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Thinking about patentable inventions.
Providing inventors with the tools required to come…
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Indian Trademark Statistics for August (Second Week), Guns N’ Roses Settlement, Superdry Plans Expansion in India, Sonata’s Range of Mission Mangal Watches Hit the Market, Oracle’s Trademark Battle, and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel.
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“A brand is the set of expectations, memories, stories and relationships that, taken together, account for a consumer's decision to choose one product or service over another.” – Seth Godin
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
Last week, the…
This post was published on August 26, 2014.
A recent discussion with a friend made me contemplate the methods companies use to protect a business process. Most companies have processes that help in their smooth daily functioning yielding them their revenue. Since business methods are not patentable in India, there must be a way that these processes can be protected from competitors. Of course there is - Trade Secrets.
A business process forms part of a company’s Confidential Information and can be…
This post was first published on February 11th, 2014.
We are familiar with Patent Trolling strategies adopted by companies as a means to financial gain and to gain market advantage over competitors. Normally, in such cases, one company would use its portfolio of active patents to sue other companies which seem to infringe on their patent rights. This may trigger a litigation procedure in courts or get settled outside the court, at the expense of a huge amount of money.…
This post was first published on September 24, 2014.
Shoppers would agree with me when I say that while purchasing something, I need to feel a connect with it. Once I have found that connection, a feeling of possession sets in and I know that the article, which until recently was only lying in a shop somewhere, is now mine. This feeling of possession of an inanimate article may lead us to believe that anything can be done to it, which would legally be…
“Patent News Bulletin: Indian Patent Statistics, Indian Design Statistics, Interesting Inventions, NI-SME to organize a 3-day training program on IP strategy, NRDC facilitates the commercialization of two technologies developed by NIOT, New MoU enables patents registered in South Korea to be recognized in Cambodia and more and more” presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm.
Indian Patent Statistics
A total of 422 patent applications have been published in the…