Patent stats, Amazon patents, Apple design registrations, Google’s Indian Patent refused, wearable technology, Global Innovative Index, Industrial Design conclave, Patent Licensing, Cipla versus Roche, US prosecution tips and more, presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm.
Patent Quote of the week
“If you didn't have patents, no one would bother to spend money on research and development. But with patents, if someone has a good idea and a competitor can't copy it,…
Interesting patents, Stupid Patent, Patent Licensing, Buying Patents, Gene Editing, Qualcomm v. Apple, Working of Patents, Patent Claims and more, presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm.
Patent quote of the week
"Working a Patent is not as easy as it sounds." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Professor and Novelist
Indian Patent Statistics
This week there has been a significant decrease in number of applications granted by the…
Indian Patent Cases, Patentability Requirements, Patent Litigation, Interesting patents, Patent Licensing, Patent Tips and more, presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm.
Patent Quote of the Week
“A Patent is not a license to make money, it is a license to prevent others from making money.”
- Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, IP Attorney, Author and Professor.
Patent stats from the Indian Patent Office (27th March 2017 to 3rd April 2017)
Activity at Patent office has marginally…
Delhi High Court, Patent Infringement, Upcoming events, Xiaomi patents, Patent licensing, Patent tips and more, presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm.
Patent quote of the week
"Indian Patent Office is transforming fast, but it has a long way to go with respect to transparency, efficiency and congeniality." - Nisha Kurian, Head of Patent Portfolio Management, BananaIP Counsels
Patent Stats from the Indian Patents and Designs Office
Patent Applications published…
In a recent patent battle, InterDigital, the patent licensing company, lost its appeal to revive patent infringement suits against Microsoft and ZTE’s phone unit (previously NOKIA). InterDigital had been fighting with Nokia over royalties for over 7 years before Microsoft inherited the fight when it purchased Nokia’s mobile device business. After the ruling, InterDigital’s share price came down by 3.4% to US$ 49.14.
InterDigital had filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and ZTE claiming they had infringed on 5 of its mobile phone technology…
University Of North Carolina (UNC)’s investment into new technology businesses paid off, last year, with its Office of Innovation Commercialization recording an exceptional growth in licensing revenue. UNC recorded US$ 7.9M from technology licenses - a whopping 160% increase in revenues from commercialization of innovation since its inception in 2009.
UNC received a major boost in revenue from two of its biotechnology start-ups - Epizyme Inc. and Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., that started yielding results in 2013. UNC receives a lump sum when…