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Cow dung lamp from Traditional Knowledge fails to light up patentability standards

The Madras High Court dismissed an appeal challenging the rejection of a patent for an eco-friendly lamp made from panchagavya and traditional herbal leaves. The court upheld the decision, citing traditional knowledge and lack of inventive step.

Note on the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge

The WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge aims to enhance patent system efficiency and transparency regarding genetic resources and traditional knowledge.

Indian IP Laws to Protect Traditional Culture and Folklore

This post was first published on 8th November, 2014. Most places in the world, where traditional knowledge and folklore exist, face the challenge of multiculturalism...

Patently Asia – A Drug War!

This post was first published on 25th November, 2014. Japanese Patent about a pain-killing drug extracted from 'Kratom' (Mitragyna Speciosa), a well-known Southeast Asian medicinal plant, is...

Informed Prior Art Analysis for Traditional Knowledge Based Inventions

This post was first published on November 26th, 2012. Prior art forms the core of novelty and inventive step analysis and also plays an important...

Traditional Knowledge: Use or Misuse?

First Publication Date: 28th October 2010. Misuse of traditional knowledge and measures to prevent the same have been attracting attention since the turmeric patent...

Intellectual Property and Yoga Massage

"Working with the body is an art more than a skill," Mr. Raghavendra tells his students of 'Yoga Massage' in his very first class....

Fundamentals of Intellectual Property – Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at UPES School of Law

The following presentation titled "Fundamentals of Intellectual Property" is part of the Patent Law and Practice Program being taught by the BananaIP Team to the B.tech-LLB Students...

Salient Features of the National IPR Policy – Part 2

In this part of the post we will list down some of the important salient features of the National IPR Policy. To read the first...

The Business of Intellectual Property – A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at the Woxsen School of Business

The following presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Managing Partner BananaIP Counsels, at the Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad. The presentation is titled “The...

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