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Public Notice from the Office of the Controller General of Patents: Submit Feedback on Updated Intellectual Property Guidelines by October 15, 2023

Indian IP Office Public Notice: Submit Feedback on Guidelines by Oct 15, 2023

Date: August 30, 2023 The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks has released a formal public notice with the objective of soliciting suggestions and comments for the revision of current manuals and guidelines. This also includes the issuance of new guidelines for Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Geographical Indications, and Copyrights. Who May Participate The invitation for input extends to all interested parties, including patent and trademark holders, designers, legal experts, academics, and professionals in industries governed by…

August 31, 2023 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, General, Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks 0Comment 831Views 0Like

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Patent Application Naming AI as Inventor in India – Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala opposes Stephen Thaler’s Patent application

The question of whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be an inventor in a patent application has been the subject of debate for a while now. There are arguments for and against this issue, and a few models have been proposed to resolve some of the legal problems. Read more Continue Reading Patent Application Naming AI as Inventor in India – Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala opposes Stephen Thaler’s Patent application

November 17, 2022 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1678Views 0Like

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Technology Giant

Nature of Company: Technology Giant Why they approached us: Could not find an end to end IP service provider who could manage services ranging from patent filing to risk assessment and analytics. Were not happy with the earlier service provider, a leading traditional law firm whose work approach involved excessive transactions and investment of too many man hours from the client. Could not find a firm which had interdisciplinary technology expertise. What did we do: Developed…

May 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Case Study 0Comment 788Views 0Like

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Censorship, Publicity Rights, Licensing, Merchandizing, Technology, Blockchain, Cases, Copyright Tips and more

Censorship, Publicity Rights, Licensing, Merchandizing, Technology, Blockchain, Cases, Copyright tips and more, presented by the Media & entertainment law attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Quote of the Week "Every film must be assessed through the eyes of the contemporary, Intelligent, Informed Spectator with a distracted mind, and not the outdated, Innocent, gullible Spectator of the past. The rapid progress of entertainment technology, and the emergence of novel modes and means of content distribution obviates the need…

March 24, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 901Views 0Like

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What a Wonderful World!

If you have been following day to day updates of the intellectual property domain, especially the patent domain, you must have noticed the increasing number of patent litigations round the globe, over the past few years. Well, in this competitive world, terms like lawsuits and litigations shouldn’t be surprising at all. Still, the increasing number of patent litigations was an alarming concern, as most of the patent litigation proceedings are initiated by the companies to gain financial as well as…

October 7, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 788Views 0Like

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Mahindra’s Patent Force Fuels the Fire of Genius

All of us know that Mahindra Research Valley (MRV) at Chennai is a hub for research activity, where hundreds of researchers work on creative, inventive and innovative ideas on a daily basis. Inaugurated in 2010, MRV has been instrumental in helping Mahindra scale up the value chain through its inventions and innovations in automotive/farm sectors. Over the last three years, more than sixty (60) percent of Mahindra's ever growing patent portfolio was contributed by MRV. Today, all of Mahindra's vehicles…

August 3, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 980Views 0Like

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The greatest ‘Intellectual Property’ of Our Nation

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true” …

July 29, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 2432Views 0Like

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Kumbh Mela gets a Modern Touch

KumbhMela, arguably the biggest religious gathering in the world, set to be held in Nashik this year, brings to mind thousands of Babas dipping in the holy waters of Ganga-Godavari, and for the 70s enthusiasts, twins getting lost in childhood and finding each other after 20 years, or heroes singlehandedly saving the city from an epidemic or terrorist attack! These scenarios seem popcorn worthy in the movies to us but are the real sleep depriving possibilities that plague the administration.…