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Simple Strategies to Fight your Filing Blues

We all know one can never enjoy something that one does not have. It is literally true in case of patents. Patent rights are territorial in nature and can only be enjoyed in countries where one has filed an application for patent protection. The most common question that floods any patent applicants mind is whether they should file for patent protection outside the native country. If the answer is yes, how should they do it and where should they do…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 557Views 0Like

Innovation Driven Automobile Industry

The Indian auto and affiliated industries have seen unprecedented progress and growth in the last ten years. India has gone from an economy which used to replicate innovation and products from industrialized nations to becoming one of the preferred destinations for research and development, as well as manufacturing. To compete globally however, it is essential for organizations to invest in, develop and capitalize on their intellectual property (IP). But how to go about this is something that most Indian companies…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property November 6, 2015 689Views 0Like

Erotic Patents – Sex Patents II

Following the earlier post in the series - Sex Patents 1, we bring to our readers a series of patents applied and granted, primarily in USA, with respect to love making, sex and eroticism. Please do not try them without appropriate research. All patents are not necessarily workable without due experimentation. Sex, Consent, Patents Consent is everything in sex. Here is a patent that enables one to capture consent before having sex. A device to record evidence of consent given by…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 1169Views 0Like

The times, they are a-changin’

In a previous post, we informed our readers about the new, draft patent rules that have been proposed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India. The preceding post by Ms. Nisha Kurian presented an analysis of the proposed rules and sought to answer the question, if all measures to accelerate the patent registration process had been explored by the DIPP through these rules. While the proposed draft patent rules are likely to become effective from…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 569Views 0Like

DIPP Draft Patent Rules

There has been a lot of commotion and discussion regarding the recent DIPP proposed amendment to the Patent Rules, 2003. To any agonized patent applicant, these suggested amendments are a relief from the tardy process of awaiting examination and grant for an application which in toto approximately takes 6-7 years. The entire process delays the enjoyment of the monopolistic right offered by a patent. Thus, the number of years that an applicant enjoys his patent right gets significantly reduced and…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 644Views 0Like

DIPP Draft Patent Rules – Salient Features

The DIPP recently issued new draft rules in a notification dated 26th October, 2015. The new draft rules propose several amendments to the ‘The Patents Rule, 2003’. Some of the key changes proposed are summarized herein. Changes related to communication with the Patent office: The Indian Patent Office as of date accepts patent applications filed physically and any communications made to the Patent office through postal or courier services. However, according to the new proposed draft rules the words…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 685Views 0Like

Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations- IP Audits I

Intellectual Assets such as ideas, inventions and creations are important tools in today's business environment. A good idea can make or break a business. When seen from the intellectual property perspective, ideas are normally classified as abstract or concrete. Abstract ideas are those that are in the mind and those that cannot be implemented, worked or reduced to practice. For example, a plan to write a book or a solution that can make one vanish. The first idea is still…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Audits November 6, 2015 646Views 0Like

Automobile Patents: Moment-cancelling Four Stroke Engine

In the world of super cars and super bikes, we often sideline the numerous components which go into making these ‘mean machines’. One such component is the internal combustion engine (ICE). An ICE is a heat engine where the combustion of fuel occurs with an oxidizer, in a combustion chamber, that is essential to the working fluid flow circuit. Internal combustion Engines are in general subjected to torsional vibrations due to the moment produced by the reciprocating pistons connected to…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 5, 2015 1047Views 0Like

Patenting Trends in the Automobile Industry

The automobile sector is one of the fastest growing, competitive, and highest revenue earning industries. Keeping in mind the stiff competition, most leading automobile companies actively protect their IP. This post brings to light recent patenting trends seen in the automobile industry. The recent patent deployment strategies of established players demonstrates considerable improvement in technological areas such as propulsion, telematics, safety and security. Propulsion technology remains a hot topic among the automobile giants. The automakers aim to satisfy a long…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 5, 2015 1041Views 0Like

Patent Process- Examination of Patent Applications in India

Once a patent application is filed in India and published after 18 months of filing the application, the next step involves the examination of the patent application. The examination process starts once the applicant files a request for examination within 48 months from the date of filing of the application or the priority date whichever is earlier. During the first examination stage, the examiner prepares the examination report incorporating all the statutory objections for the given patent application. The examiner…

BananaIP Reporter IP Commercialization/Licensing, Patents November 5, 2015 2579Views 0Like

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Simple Strategies to Fight your Filing Blues

Innovation Driven Automobile Industry

The times, they are a-changin’

DIPP Draft Patent Rules

DIPP Draft Patent Rules – Salient Features

Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations- IP Audits I

Automobile Patents: Moment-cancelling Four Stroke Engine

Patenting Trends in the Automobile Industry

Patent Process- Examination of Patent Applications in India

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