This post was published on August 25, 2014.
Last week we discussed the talking walking stick innovation. Today, I am here with another patent, brought to my attention by the reliable, Naveen. Banking on certain patents to navigate your way through the world, is not an uncommon feature in knowledge driven industries and I embark on a mission to learn a few tricks. This patent, filed in 2008, by Universidade Do Porto, Portugal, seems to be an outcome of Academic Research.
The Guidance, navigation and…
This post was first published on March 15, 2011.
The draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2011 have been notified for publication in the Gazette of India. Any objections or suggestions may be sent by email to chandni[dot]raina[at]nic[dot]in within 45 days from the date on which the official gazette, containing the notification, is made available to the public. This amendment rules have made it easier for patent applicants and practitioner by providing for online filing of documents.
Following are the salient features of the…
“Patent News Bulletin: Indian Patent Statistics, Indian Design Statistics, Interesting Inventions, Artificial Intelligence based automated music composing model, Alert system to prevent smuggling of valuable trees, IPO clarifies on submission of Declaration under Rule 14.17 via ePCT, AI to be inducted in Patent Office’s operations, 3M settles patent lawsuit with Saint-Gobain, Vodafone faces patent infringement suit in Europe, China to amend patent law, USPTO proposes hike in patent fees, AI named as inventor in patent and more” presented to you…
This post was published on May 2, 2011.
The debate with respect to genetic and stem cell patents is alive with the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) preliminary opinion in March. According to the opinion, embryonic stem cells are not patentable because the use of totipotent stem cells amounts to the use of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes. Since totipotent stem cells can develop into a human being and are derived from an embryo, they can be considered to…
This post was published on September 08, 2014.
In the second post of this blog series, we shall be analyzing the US approach towards descriptive marks.
In the US, a mark is merely descriptive if it “consists merely of words descriptive of the qualities, ingredients or characteristics of the goods or services related to the mark”, being enough if it describes one characteristic of said goods or services. Like in India, a mark which is merely descriptive or deceptively…
This post was first published on May 27, 2011.
Parallel Imports occurs when authentic products are imported cheaply, without the consent of the producer who has a Trade mark, Copyright, Patent or other intellectual property right in these products, with the aim to compete with the producer’s own products, which he himself had originally marketed abroad at a lower price. This amendment aims to foster enhanced competition amongst distributors and thereby enable Indian consumers and students to access a wider range…
This post was first published on September 24, 2011.
RADICO KHAITAN LIMITED V. CARLSBERG INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED , decided on 16th September, 2011 by Delhi High Court
Facts:-
The plaintiff- Radico Khaitan Ltd. has been continuously and extensively carrying on an established and reputed business in respect of manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in India, as well as numerous countries across the world directly by itself and through its affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, etc. The plaintiff adopted…
This post was published on August 20, 2014.
August 19 is celebrated as World Photography Day! Photography, in layman’s language, is an art of producing images using a camera. The history of recording images dates back to the late BC, though this cannot be substantiated. Later, in 1839, Louis Daguerre, a French artist and photographer, introduced Daguerreotype, the first publicly announced photographic process. In 1840, the first American patent (US 1582) was issued in photography to Mr. Alexander Wolcott, for his…
This post was first published on March 30, 2012.
Recently Madras High Court has delivered a very interesting judgment on trademark infringement and passing off in the case of Rhizome Distilleries Pvt. Ltd Vs. Union Of India & Others on 16 February, 2012.
The suit has been filed by Rhizome Distilleries Pvt. Ltd against four different Respondents. They are- 1. Union of India, 2. Intellectual Property Appellate Board, 3. The Registrar of Trade Marks, 4. Pernod Richard S.A.
The petitioner company is a…
COPYRIGHT STATISTICS
There is a decrease of 1% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of July as compared to the month of June. A total of 1893 applications were filed in the month of July, 2019. The majority of applications were filed for literary works and artistic works.
Sl. No
Type of Work
Number of Application Filed in the Month of June 2019
Number of Application Filed in the Month of July 2019
Change
Percentage Change
1
Literary/ Dramatic Work
1000
1099
99
Increase of 9%
2
Musical Work
607
0
607
Decrease…