On the occasion of Children’s Day, BananaIP brings to you patent applications granted to or filed by young inventors before the Indian IP Office. This post carries titles, patent application numbers, drawings, abstracts, fields of invention and the names of the inventors for five patent applications. Read More Continue Reading Patents filed by Young Inventors!
Identifying and generating inventions for patent filings can be a daunting task, especially for larger companies with multiple divisions and products. However, uncovering new inventions for patent filings doesn’t have to be difficult. Read More Continue Reading How to Uncover Inventions for Patent Filings: A Simple Guide
This post discusses when Indian companies should file PCT applications. Filing a PCT application has several advantages, including the ability to file for patents in multiple countries with a single application and the option to delay filing a patent application in a particular country by 30 months or more… Read More Continue Reading When should Indian Companies file PCT applications?
Are you looking for ways to increase the number of patents your company files? Check out these tips on how to make patent filing a priority, identify key technologies, and work with a patent attorney. Read More. Continue Reading How to increase your company’s Patent filings quickly?
When you have an idea for a new product, it’s exciting. But until you file for a patent, that idea is also very fragile. If someone else comes up with the same ideas and files for a patent first, your idea could be stolen from you before you even get a chance to protect it. Read More. Continue Reading How to Choose a Patent Attorney: Important Considerations When Choosing
As a product developer, you likely put a lot of time and resources into developing your product. You want to be sure that you will not face any legal issues when you launch your product. This is where a Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis comes in. Read More Continue Reading Why should I perform a Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis before launching my product?
As employee inventors continue to file more patents with the Patent office, it’s important that you encourage them to do the same within your company. There are many ways in which a company can encourage its employee inventors to file for more patents. If you’re ready to help your company get even more value out of your employee inventor program, you should follow these tips. Read More Continue Reading How to Encourage Employee Inventors in Your Company to File for…
When you’re launching a new product, service, or marketing plan, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and forget about all the pitfalls that lie ahead. An intellectual property audit is an excellent way to identify potential IP opportunities and risks before they become real problems. Read More.. Continue Reading Why Perform an IP Audit? 5 Reasons
If you’ve come up with an idea for a new product, you might be wondering if it’s worth filing a patent to protect that idea. After all, patents can be expensive to obtain and challenging to understand. Do you really need one? The answer is probably yes. Read More Continue Reading 5 Reasons Why You Should File Patents Over Your Inventions
After the establishment of the IP Division, the Delhi High Court has been clarifying different aspects of patent law through its lucid and well-written judgments. In a case decided on 12th July 2022, the Court has clarified and succinctly put together principles pertaining to the filing of divisional patent applications. While rejecting the validity of a divisional application including product claims pertaining to DPP IV inhibitors because the parent application included only use and process claims, the Court stated as…