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The Indian Patent Office (IPO) has recently issued another set of guidelines, this time on examination of biotechnology applications. Our...

One of the drastic turnarounds caused by the introduction of the new Trade Marks Act, 1999, repealing the old Trade Marks Act, 1958 was...

The Controller General of Patents has issued guidelines for processing of patent applications relating to Traditional Knowledge (TK) and...

In continuation of the last piece over here, let’s now discuss the actual issue of infringement of IN ‘774 patent by Cipla crisply. My...

In continuation of our previous post here , and following the availability of the 275 page judgement, we would discuss herein the various...

Indian Generic manufacturer Cipla has won the landmark Roche v. Cipla Patent Infringement case in the Delhi High Court over Cipla’s...

Every celebrity would agree when we say that stardom comes at a price. Their right to privacy is always threatened with the constant...

1. The Indian Patent Office publishes list of all Applications related to Traditional Knowledge The Indian Patent Office makes available...

In a major decision, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on 1 st June 2012 has revoked a patent IN214388 under section 57,...

This article relates to a recent judgement of IPAB on 12’th July 2012 on revocation of an Indian Patent IN 195937, wherein certain...

In a promising move by the Indian Patent Office (IPO), the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDT) has issued new...

Is using and/or commercializing a registered Trade Mark really necessary in India or is simply sitting over it and renewing the same...

The Controller General of India passed an order of compulsory license (CL) against Bayer’s patent on drug Nexavar on March 09, 2012,...

Dr. Vandana Shiva, an Indian Environmental Activist has lent her support to “No Patent on Seeds”, a European coalition, in opposing the...

Here I present another Practice Pointer series, useful for Indian API manufacturers (or to that matter for any country) who are...

It is needless to say that one core mandate of protecting one’s intellectual property is to promote the progress of science for the...

Patenting of medical methods is prohibited in India according to Section 3 (i) of the Indian Patent Act, which states that “any process...

Who would imagine that AK 47 might need copyright protection? Yes!! You Read it right!! None other than Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor...

Advancement in science and genetic application, with enhanced knowledge of Human Genome has been the main focus in the field of medicine...

ESPN Software India, the sole licensee of TV channels ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket in India, has filed an FIR against Mr....