Intellectual Property Archives

Foreign Filing Intimation to Indian Patent Office

This post was first published on July 10, 2012. Given the global nature of businesses today, it is not uncommon for a patent applicant to file patent applications in multiple countries for the same invention. Like many other patent offices, the Indian patent office imposes an obligation on the applicants to update the patent office with respect to foreign filings for substantially the same invention for which an application has been filed in India. The whole idea is to benefit…

July 29, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 821Views 0Like

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The Chemtura Case – Assent from US’ BPAI, but Dissent from India’s IPAB

This post was first published on 29th October, 2014. Intellectual Property Appellate Board, ORA/14/2009/PT/MUM ANDORA/14/2009/PT/MUM Decision Date: 24 AUGUST 2012 This post focuses only on the inventive step analysis of IPAB. The question of inventive step arose in a revocation petition before IPAB in which lack of inventive step was one among several grounds. SiNApSE readers will recall this case for its ratio on Section 8 of the Patents Act. Patent: The patent in question relates to a side bearing pad assembly…

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United Kingdom Releases Report on Intellectual Property

This post was first published on 29th May, 2011. Intellectual Property Rights, referred to as IPR, is one of the most upcoming branches of law. It is very dynamic, and laws are being made and changed according to what suits best the current social, economical, and political scenario. The laws are considered as an inevitable part of the modern world, as it ensures an exclusive right to people who discover or invent new appliances and processes. This grant…

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An “Illuminating” Technology Boost to Cricket!

This post was first published on 8th April, 2014. The 2014 T20 World Cup has finally concluded and a new cricket champion is born - Sri Lanka. This edition was thrilling and we witnessed a lot of close contests and nail biting finishes. Well, if you're wondering about the relevance of this category of post on an IP blog, the fact is, this edition of the T20 World Cup was especial not just for ardent cricket fans but for technology enthusiasts…

July 28, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1591Views 0Like

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PTech Industry Split – Proposed Indian Patent policy

This post was first published on 18th August, 2014. A heated debate has erupted between the Tech Giants about the newly proposed amendment in the Indian Patent act. The Tech industry is discussing the pros and cons of implementing the suggested change. What is proposed in this new changed policy? The new policy that is proposed aims to protect essential patents in the technology space. It is called the Intellectual Rights Policy and it proposes to set a framework for the licensing of…

July 28, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 754Views 0Like

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Fly Like Superman

This post was first published on 28th November, 2011. Everybody as a kid must have fantasized to fly like Superman. Did you ever imagine teleporting yourself from one place to another, just in a jiff? To sweep you off your feet here is a patent application which may remind you of Superman. I found a patent application which may turn your dream of teleporting yourself from one place to another into reality. A patent application (US 20060071122) titled “Full Body Teleportation…

July 28, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1272Views 0Like

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Grounds for Refusal of Trademark Registration – Part III

This post was first published on 8th July, 2014. In today’s post, we’ll be talking about Section 9(3), thereby concluding one half of the series, i.e., absolute grounds for refusal of registration of trademarks. Section 9(3) talks about the registrability of the shape of goods. As per the provision, a mark shall not be registered as a trademark if it consists exclusively of: Shape of goods which results from the nature of the goods themselves; Shape of goods necessary…

July 28, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1516Views 0Like

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Where Some see a Wheel, Others See a Wheel of Fortune!

This post was first published on April 24, 2014. Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati from Jaipur, India, holds a design patent on a 6-player Chess Game. Not impressed? Ok, let's picture this. He was born in 2002, so he's only about 12 years old now. Not satisfied yet? Then how about the fact that he has a condition called Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, which has him confined to a wheelchair! Sinapse Blog finds it extremely rewarding to bring to its Readers, this item of spectacle of a India's youngest…

July 27, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 898Views 0Like

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Licensing Copyrights in India

This post was first published on 27th June, 2014. The owner of the copyrights of any work may grant a license under the Copyright law to authorize a third party to use and distribute the copyrighted work. A copyright license may be exclusive or nonexclusive. The term Exclusive License is defined in section 2(j) of the Copyright Act to mean and include a license which confers on the licensee and the persons authorized by him, to the exclusion of all other persons,…

July 27, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 7076Views 0Like

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Patent Filing Essentials

This post was first published on 17th July, 2014. When an individual is struck with an idea and an invention follows, it is advisable for them to gain monopoly over the invention's marketing rights via patent protection through relevant authorities. This write up briefly summaries the essentials of patent filing and protection. What is an Invention? An invention is a technological advancement that is not anticipated by publication in any document or used anywhere in the world including the country of the invention, before the date…