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Introduction : While the value of a patent is in its utility, it cannot have any value if there is no certainty of ownership. Corporate patent portfolios are overwhelmingly based on employee-invented inventions, and so are the disputes that arise years later, which are not about the merit of the invention but about who owns it. While there is a vesting rule for copyright in several jurisdictions that works created in the course of employment vest in the employer, there is no

Introduction : Climate Change Driving Agricultural Innovation India's agricultural sector is locked in a fierce, daily battle against a shifting climate. Over 150 million smallholder farmers’ livelihood is in danger due to these unpredictable monsoons and intense heatwaves. With roughly 51% of India’s net sown area entirely dependent on rainfed farming, inconsistent weather patterns which directly impacts the retail food inflation and put vital staples at risk. The National I

Introduction : Today, product packaging has become an integral part of brand equity in the modern haute couture, fine jewelry and high - end consumer electronics market. The contemporary luxury customer not only buys an object, but a tactile ritual. Sensory customer journey, also known as the "Starbucks Experience," is a term that has been popularized worldwide. It's meticulously designed to create the 'unboxing experience'. Luxury packaging architecture is art and commercial

Introduction : Every product begins as an idea, but not every idea gets the rights of invention. After the prototype and before the product is on the store shelf, there is a very important step that gets little attention. The problem is that products are created, tested, produced, and developed in terms of all marketing activities by the company but the role of patent policy is often taken into account just at the stage when the product is going to be sold. But the delay in f

Introduction : Battery swapping is no longer a novelty but an integral part of the electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, cars, even heavy commercial vehicles' refuelling model. In a company such as Gogoro in Taiwan, NIO in China, or SUN Mobility in India, the battery - swapping business is actually an infrastructure-plus-software business, with the mechanical and electrical engineering, the cryptography, and the software that manages the entire fleet of batteries being equal

Introduction : International intellectual property (IP) strategy has long been shaped by an important cognitive bias: the "default territory list" problem. The instinctive response of a company ready to take a new product from R&D to a global patent portfolio is to send the patents through a predetermined list of jurisdictions usually limited to the USA, the main European countries, and the major Asian manufacturing centres. This playbook simply focuses on filing patents as a

Introduction In the contemporary global economy, patents are now an important form of intellectual property, as they increasingly focus on technological innovation. There is an unprecedented surge in patent filings, as businesses across sectors are investing significantly on resources for the purpose of research and development. However, obtaining a patent does not naturally result in commercial success. Every year, across the globe many patents are granted; only a small numb

Introduction Patent claims are the rights granted to an inventor in respect of the invention in such a way that no other party will be allowed to use, sell, manufacture, or import such invention without the permission of the patent owner. The scope of such patents depends not on the entire patent application but only on the claims contained therein. These are the numbered paragraphs at the end of the patent application specification. Any inventor looking to seek patent protec

Introduction If you talk about Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), you'll inevitably come to the topic of 5G, which is one of the most important aspects of the discussions. But this approach doesn't do justice to the scope of an institution that regulates almost all of the connected technologies that are in use in commerce today – from the hospital ward Wi-Fi router, to the safety sensor in a modern car. An SEP is a patent that is so basic to a technical standard that any manu

Introduction The growth of the corporation has had a profound impact on the nature of commercial and industrial activity in the present global economy. Companies have a significant impact today on jobs, commerce, public policy and even government. But, at the same time, there have been significant rise in the number of cases of corporate fraud, corruption, environmental negligence and financial scams. This has led to an important question being asked by legal systems: is a co

Introduction Patents are important because they grant creators a legal monopoly on the use of their inventions for a set period (usually 20 years), allowing them to benefit financially from their creations. But patents don’t include “trade secrets”, i.e., know-how. So while the general public may have access to the product, they do not have access to the actual know-how (such as clinical trial data) required to produce it. Therefore, if you waive the patent over a drug but c

In January 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Startup India with a clarion call to transform the country into a nation of job creators rather than job seekers. A decade on, the numbers are striking. India has grown from 4 unicorns in 2014 to over 130 today, with a combined valuation exceeding USD 350 billion, cementing its place as the world's third-largest unicorn ecosystem behind only the United States and China. Companies like Zerodha, Razorpay, CRED, Meesho, Phon

Introduction Human beings, since time immemorial, had a desire to possess and own something which they consider as their own. This property can be either corporeal (tangible) or incorporeal (intangible). In R. C. Cooper v. Union of India [1] , the Supreme Court defined the property to mean “the highest right a man can have to anything being that right which one has to lands or tenements, goods or chattels which does not depends on another’s courtesy: it includes ownership, es

A New Mandatory Representation Requirement Takes Effect The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rule amending its Rules of Practice in patent cases, a formal regulatory amendment that introduces a new mandatory requirement affecting all foreign patent applicants and patent owners. The rule mandates that any applicant/inventor or patent owner whose domicile is outside the United States or its territories must be represented by a patent attorney

Introduction Japan and Bahrain agreed on something that could change the way inventors and businesses protect what they create. The two countries made a deal to launch a Patent Prosecution Highway (or PPH, as it’s known in the world of intellectual property) beginning January 2026. PPH acts like a traffic fast lane, specifically designed for patent applications, to help them move more smoothly and efficiently between countries. This new agreement is all about removing red tap

Brain-Computer Interface(BCI) is a revolutionary concept which aids the people in numerous ways and the aid is beyond the wordy comprehension and building a BCI requires a lot investment and the Return of Investment for building a BCI can only be cultivated by patenting the BCI. However, the Patent Act, 1970 imposes the double-dead lock towards the patenting a BCI, through section 3(k) and 3(i) and it has regulatory restriction from other laws also. This blog explore the Lega

INTRODUCTION The Indian Patent Act, 1970 lays down the foundation for the country’s patent system and defines what can and cannot be protected as an invention. Among its several provisions, Section 3 plays a key role as it lists out matters that are not considered patentable inventions, covering a wide range of exclusions from Sections 3(a) to 3(p). Out of these, Section 3(d) has attracted the most attention, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. This provision was in

Introduction Innovation is cross-border in today's global economy, but patent protection is not. Only within India's boundaries is your invention protected by an Indian patent. Even though your invention has the potential to revolutionise industries globally, the catch is that a patent granted in one nation does not grant you protection in another. The protection of your patent ends at India's borders if you filed it there. Understanding international patent filing is crucial

Introduction The intellectual property law finds itself in constant catch up mode in the quickly advancing technological world. In the...

Introduction Across South Asia, governments are upgrading intellectual property (IP) rules to attract investment and support innovation....