A patent search will tell you if any patents cover similar products to yours – and therefore whether or not your idea is patentable. To qualify for a Patent your invention must have “novelty” and “non-obviousness”. This means that it must not be similar to any existing products, and it must also be a significant improvement on anything that’s been produced before. Read More Continue Reading 5 Reasons to Conduct a Patent Search
In a recent case decided by the Delhi High Court in Best Agrolife Limited vs. Deputy Controller of Patents and Anr., the Court remanded an order of patent grant by the Patent Office for a fresh consideration because the order was legally infirm and unreasoned, resulting in violation of principles of natural justice. The order was related to a patent application filed by GSP Crop Science, concerning a synergistic suspo-emulsion formulation of Pyriproxyfen and Diafenthiuron.
The Petitioner in this case, Best…
The following presentation titled “Patent Search”, was delivered on 22nd January, 2017 by Mr. Nitin Nair, Senior Partner, BananaIP Counsels, at National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) to the Post Graduate Diploma Intellectual Property Rights Law PGDIPR students as a part of their course.
The Presentation included the following topics:
Criteria for Patent Search
Databases used for Patent Search
Search methodologies used for Patent Search
Keyword Searches and examples
Classification based searches
Types of…
The following presentation titled “Patentability Analysis”, was delivered on 17th December, 2016 by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Chief IP Attorney, BananaIP Counsels, at National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) to the Post Graduate Diploma Intellectual Property Rights Law PGDIPR students as a part of their course.
The Presentation included the following topics:
Patentability requirements
Patentable Subject Matter
Exclusions
Section 3(j)
Section 3(k)
Section 3(i)
Industrial Applicability
Novelty
Inventive Step…
The following presentation was delivered by Mr. Nitin Nair, 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 “Patent Search “covers the following topics:
Patent Search
Search Databases
Search Methodology
Keyword Searches
Keyword Searches –Example
Classification based searches
Types of classification
Google Patent Search
USPTO search
Tips
Types of Searches
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