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Alexander Graham Bell’s Path-breaking Patents

This post was first published on March 12th, 2014. Have you ever imagined a world without communication? I am sure that the thought itself is horrible. Over the years, communication technologies have evolved to such an extent as to make the whole world shrink to the size of a portable communication device. Having said that, I think this is the right time to pay tribute to a legend who laid the foundation to the communication era: Alexander Graham Bell -…

July 12, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1123Views 0Like

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Compulsory License for “Not working”

This post was first posted on 8th April, 2011. In a recent development, non-compliance with regard to the requirement of local working of patent, required under patent law, may lead to issue of compulsory licenses to generics for seven top selling drugs. The RTI query sought by SpicyIP (Way to go Spicy IP!) seeking information regarding Form 27 filings by Innovators for the top selling drugs Tarceva (Roche and OSI Pharms), Stutent (Pfizer), Nexavar (Bayer), Sprycel; Dasatinib (BMS), Pegasys (Roche), Viraferonpeg…

July 8, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1071Views 0Like

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From Dress Pin to Safety Pin

This post was first published on 2nd September, 2014. Inventive step / Non-Obviousness is one of the most important patentability criteria in almost all patent jurisdictions. Non-obviousness is the term used by the USPTO and is codified in 35 USC § 103. The requirement is that the claimed invention being patented should not be obvious, meaning that a "person having ordinary skill in the art" should not be able to easily guess or put two or more things together to arrive at the invention seeking a…

July 2, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1888Views 0Like

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European Patent Office launches – Strategic Plan 2023, Interesting Inventions and more patent news

“Patent News Bulletin: Quote of the Week, Indian Patent Statistics, First Examination Report (FER) Statistics, Indian Industrial Design Statistics, NLUJA, Assam invites applications for IPR Chair Professor; European Patent Office launches - Strategic Plan 2023; Coordination Meeting for IGO’s to be hosted by WIPO in July and more” presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Patent risks in Open Source usage are real, and Companies must implement…

July 1, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1157Views 0Like

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Voting Machine Patent, Delhi High Court restrains Natco, Samsung and Huawei settle patent dispute and more

“Indian elections and Patents on voting machines, Delhi High Court restrains Natco from manufacturing cancer drug, Samsung and Huawei end eight - year long patent dispute, Novartis thwarts attempt to invalidate its cancer drug in US and more patent news” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Quote of the Week “Ideas in your mind have no patent value. They must be expressed or reduced to practice before it is too late” –…

May 20, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1074Views 0Like

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The image depicts the cover of the presentation with title of Trade Secret Protection in India by Ms Vintee Mishra

Trade Secret Protection in India- Presentation

May 16, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secrets 0Comment 1914Views 0Like

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The image depicts the cover of the presentation with title of Patent Law Basics by Dr. Kalyan C Kankanala

Patent Law Basics / A Presentation at NALSAR Hyderabad – Dr. Kalyan C Kankanala

May 15, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 913Views 0Like

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Patent statistics, US PTAB upholds Motorola’s patents, Nvidia accused of patent infringement and more

“Indian Patent Statistics, Interesting Inventions, IPA4SME Campaign begins with a bang, first call for applications is now open, Vietnam in talks to develop its IP strategy by the year 2030, European Patent Office holds Search Matters conference in Munich, Germany, USPTO maintains validity of Motorola Solution’s patents despite objections raised by Hytera, Nvidia faces accusations of patent infringement” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Quote of the Week “If you didn’t…

May 13, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 817Views 0Like

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Patent Grant in Record Time

The Indian Patent Office has been known to take between 2-8 years from the date of filing a patent application to grant the patent. As the term of the patent is 20 years from the date of filing, the long wait for the grant has proven especially frustrating for inventors whose inventions have a short life-span in the market. However, in one case, the entire process, from the filing of the patent application to the grant of patent has taken…

May 4, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1883Views 0Like

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Happy Feet – Useful Invention

This post was first published on December 23rd, 2011. A 64-year-old Richland woman named Guadalupe Olvera recently received a U.S. patent for her idea on foot-and-toes dryer device that will help those with diabetes and other patients. Guadalupe Olvera said that she was able to obtain the patent because of help and encouragement from teachers at Pasco’s Columbia Basin College, close friends and her faith in God. The patent involved here is United States Patent No. 8065814, titled “Foot drying…