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Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 13

India being predominantly an agricultural country, it is not surprising that one-fourth of the registered GIs are agricultural products, including food stuffs. The GI tag helps protecting exclusive products specific to a geographic location. A GI registration can pave the way for local food and agricultural products to get better branding and marketing in domestic and international markets. Earlier this year in March, nine organic and exotic agricultural products from Northeast India were accorded Geographical Indication (GI) registration. Geographical Indication (GI)…

September 8, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 1067Views 0Like

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Importance of IP For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs (Part XI): IP Valuation for Start-ups

Starting up can be exhilarating, rewarding, and exhausting. With your focus being on product development, managing investments, building key partnerships, and attracting the right employees, your intellectual property and its role can sometimes be relegated to the backburner. Intangible assets such as Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Patents are playing an increasingly central role in start-ups and their transactions. The creation of intellectual property, it’s licensing and commercialization is the new reality. As a part of any valuation by a…

September 1, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 825Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 11

The post below gives statistical information about the progress made by India with respect to Pharmaceutical Patents. The Indian Patents Act amendment of 2005 ushered in a new atmosphere for the Pharmaceutical industry in the country. The amending act of 2005 made the Patents Act, 1970 substantially compliant to the TRIPS agreement signed by India in 1995. This post seeks to provide a statistical analysis of “A Decade of Pharma Patents in India”. The Pharmaceutical industry has perhaps been one…

September 1, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents, Traditional Knowledge 0Comment 704Views 0Like

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When Patents and Planes Travel Faster than Sound

How would you like to have Breakfast here in India, Lunch in America and be back home for dinner in India, all of it, being done on the same day!! Sounds unbelievable? Well, believe it! Patents seem to be flying out of the USPTO faster than the speed of sound! On July 14, 2015 a patent [US 9,079,661]was awarded to Airbus, also known as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company for an invention titled "Ultra-Rapid Air Vehicle and Related…

August 31, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Patents 0Comment 715Views 0Like

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Importance of IP For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs (Part VII): Raising Funds from VCs and Investors in India

The post below has been previously published on 9th December, 2014. Besides minor dated references, the post gives a basic understanding of how start-ups can raise funds and get investments from venture capitals and other investors, through their intellectual assets. Funding activities during the last quarter, especially when it comes to start ups, was great! Apart from the US$ 1 Billion Fundraising by Flipkart, India saw several start ups being funded at various levels. A Report indicates 93 deals…

August 27, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 808Views 0Like

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IP for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs - Part 6 - IP Risks

Importance of IP For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs (Part VI): IP Risks

More often than not, start-ups focus on protecting their intellectual property, but ignore risks from intellectual property of third parties. IP of third parties may kill a business if appropriate risk clearance measures are not taken at the right time. While protecting IP is very important for start-ups and entrepreneurs, avoiding or mitigating risks from IP of third parties is even more important. A start-up company must take necessary steps to avoid the risk of infringing IP of third parties.…

August 26, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 773Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 10

The post below highlights the achievements of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library or TKDL in the previous decade. 20 years ago, two patents pushed the Indian government into a full panic mode. These two patents were none other than the infamous Turmeric and Neem patents. In 1995, Suman K. Das and Hari Har P. Cohly were granted a US patent on ‘Use of Turmeric in Wound Healing’, and in the same year, WR Grace was granted a patent for neem-based bio…

August 26, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge 0Comment 762Views 0Like

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IP, Patents for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs III – Patents -

IP, Patents for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs IV – Trade Secrets and Confidential Information

Confidential Information is any information that has business or economic value because it is not known to others, and for which, appropriate measures are taken to protect secrecy. It can be any sort of information that fits into the said requirements. Business information, financial information, technical information, scientific information, plans, methods, client lists, designs, and any other such information that has economic value is protectable as confidential information, or trade secret. Protection of trade secrets and confidential information of a…

August 24, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups, Trade Secrets 0Comment 770Views 0Like

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India Claims Patents

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) armed with the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) appears to be on a rampage like an unstoppable juggernaut, successfully foiling bid after bid, made by companies seeking to patent traditional knowledge. Few weeks ago, the media was abuzz with news that CSIR had successfully foiled a bid by Colgate-Palmolive to patent a Mouthwash formula containing “nutmeg”. This successful thwarting of the patent was soon followed by another victory when India foiled UK's Bid…

August 22, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 857Views 0Like

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IP, Patents for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs III – Patents

For a technology driven start-up or entrepreneur, patents form the most important intellectual assets. They provide the necessary exclusivity, and competitive advantage to start, build and grow the business. Patents are also considered as important assets by venture capitalists and investors before making investment decisions. So, every technology driven start-up must ensure that its technologies/inventions are properly protected under the patent regime. Once a decision on patent protection is made, the start-up company must file a patent application as soon…

August 21, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 840Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 13

Importance of IP For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs (Part XI): IP Valuation for Start-ups

Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 11

When Patents and Planes Travel Faster than Sound

Importance of IP For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs (Part VII): Raising Funds from VCs and Investors in India

Importance of IP For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs (Part VI): IP Risks

Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 10

IP, Patents for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs IV – Trade Secrets and Confidential Information

India Claims Patents

IP, Patents for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs III – Patents

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