The question of whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be an inventor in a patent application has been the subject of debate for a while now. There are arguments for and against this issue, and a few models have been proposed to resolve some of the legal problems. Read more
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Anticipation – Mere Presence of Elements Insufficient; Arrangement of Elements Imperative
This post was first published on July 15, 2014. How is the novelty of an invention established? Another question with a similar connotation is...
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This post was last published on July 18th, 2014. Today we will take a look at two patentability cases with a very similar premise,...
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This Post was first published on 15th May, 2013. NOVARTIS AG (APPELLANT) Vs. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS (RESPONDENTS) Decided by the Supreme...
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First Publication Date: 2nd December 2010. Since the Neanderthal age man has been on a perpetual quest to improve its living conditions which has made...
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This abridged version of the Novartis case was used by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala to explain to the students of UPES, the patentability requirements under the...
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A destitute man was nervously twisting a brass wire in his work-shed, trying to think of something that would help him pay off his debt,...
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The Indian auto and affiliated industries have seen unprecedented progress and growth in the last ten years. India has gone from an economy which...
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