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Adding Some Fun to the Equation-Weight Loss Patents II

Hello readers, in this post we bring to you part two of our series titled "Weight Loss Patents". As we all know, people around the world have become obsessed (and rightfully so) with weight loss and healthy living. Here are a few interesting inventions on methods and games to lose wight that were filed in the US Patent Office. An invention as disclosed in US4951197A relates to a weight management system which enables a participant to lose and maintain a…

January 27, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 948Views 0Like

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Shedding those extra pounds the patent way- Weight Loss Patents I

Hello there Sinapse readers! If you are one of those people who have included “losing some weight” as one of your resolutions this year, this post should definitely be of interest to you. Losing weight can be a tedious task. From crazy celebrity diets to outrageous workout routines to any of the latest weight loss fads, we’ve all been there and done that. Haven’t we? In this post we bring to you some of the patented inventions whose primary objective…

January 20, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1086Views 0Like

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IP Audits/Mining and Business Value- A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at CII

The following presentation titled “IP Audits/Mining and Business Value”, was delivered Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala (Managing Partner, BananaIP Counsels) at a conference on intellectual property management organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The presentation was given to an audience consisting of participants from MNCs, corporates, MSMEs, innovation, IPR research and consulting firms / institutes, R&D companies, IP consultants, academic institutions, scientists etc. The presentation covered the following topics. Just One Layer Experience of IP Audits Purpose…

January 19, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Audits, IP Valuation 0Comment 851Views 0Like

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Patent and Other Government Policy for Start-Ups

On 16th January, 2016, Prime Minister of India unveiled the Government's Start-Up policy. The primary objective of the policy is to promote economic growth and employment opportunities. To promote a culture of starting up, the Prime Minister announced the following among others: Three Year Tax cuts for Start-Ups, which are started after March, 2016; Quick start and quick closure of start-ups. It was announced that one can start in a day and close in 90days; Self-attestations for…

January 17, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 825Views 0Like

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Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations in Companies – IP Audits VII

Case Experience 4 - IP Audits for SMEs (Project for UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)) The case experiences are based on the 120 audits we had performed in India over the last ten years. The audits gave us invaluable insights into the role of IP in business in the Indian context, and we have tried to encapsulate some basic results/learnings at a macro level through these experiences. The names of companies and business details have been consciously avoided to…

January 16, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Audits 0Comment 780Views 0Like

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The harvest festival and Patents, Happy Sankranti!

Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in various cultural forms with great devotion. It is believed that it is on this day that the glorious Sun God begins his ascendancy into the Northern hemisphere. Also, this is the only Indian festival celebrated on a fixed calendar day of the solar calendar. All other Indian festivals are celebrated as per the lunar calendar, which makes their days of celebration on the solar calendar…

January 15, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1010Views 0Like

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Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations in Companies – IP Audits V

Case Experience 2 - IP Audit at an Indian Company The case experiences are based on the 120 audits we had performed in India over the last ten years. The audits gave us invaluable insights into the role of IP in business in the Indian context, and we have tried to encapsulate some basic results/learnings at a macro level through these experiences. The names of companies and business details have been consciously avoided to comply with confidentiality covenants and professional…

January 14, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Audits 0Comment 789Views 0Like

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Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations in Companies – IP Audits III

Every company has a ton of ideas, potential intellectual assets, waiting to be found. Excavating/Mining all of them is not very easy because they are often lurking in the haystack of information, materials and minds. The task requires special research skills, knowledge of business processes, unique people skills, extensive document review, and keen/informed minds. The quantity and quality of ideas that can be mined always depends on the skills and abilities of the miner/auditor. The Process The process of finding…

January 12, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Audits 0Comment 708Views 0Like

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Patent Law-Basics of Specification Drafting- A PPT by Somashekar Ramakrishna at NLSIU

The following presentation was delivered by Mr. Somashekar Ramakrishna, Partner BananaIP Counsels, at National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU), as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation titled “Basic of Specification Drafting”covers the following topics: Object of Patent Law Form of Application- Patent Application, Priority Date In the Indian Patent Act- Section 7, Section 10 Specification Contents Examples of Invention Title Preamble Technical Field…

January 12, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 2071Views 0Like

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The First Amendment strikes again

The Slants, an Asian-American rock band, founded by Simon Tam, had applied for the registration of their band name as a trademark. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) however, refused to grant THE SLANTS trademark registration under §2(a), which bars registration for marks “[c]onsist[ing] of or compris[ing] … matter which may disparage … persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute.” It stated that the mark was denied registration for being…