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Section 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957, Section 134 of the Trademark Act, 1999, Section 104 of the Patents Act, 1970 and section 20 of...

Introduction This submission is with respect to the discussion paper published by DIPP on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and their...

The renewed focus on R&D especially under ‘Make in India’ to boost the manufacturing sector, needs the internationalization of...

There have been many developments recently that have streamlined the of registration of Intellectual Properties (IPs) of Start-Ups. This...

Patent (Amendment) rules, 2016 making amendments to the Patents Rules, 2003 (Principal Rules) of the Patents Act, 1970 have taken effect...

Indian Patent Office (IPO) has come up with another set of revised guidelines indicating how CRIs would be examined in India. This piece...

As India’s participation in global trade, including with countries with strict patent regimes, increases, the need of aligning patent...

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization,...

The Indian Patent office (IPO) after considering inputs/suggestions/comments from different stakeholders on previously issued Guidelines...

You might find this article useful if you have questions like what is Budapest treaty, is India also a member of the treaty, if my...

This article discusses at length the importance of each dynamic patent utility from IPO so that each reader can make most out of it....

In an order dated 19 th January 2016, the Controller of Patents rejected the compulsory license application of Hyderabad based drug...

With a growing buzz around how IP and Competition law interface with each other, instances when they can be coupled by Defendants to...

The Indian Patent Office has repudiated Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim patent on its key HIV drug- Nevirapine, Patent Application...

We at IIPRD are glad to associate with a team of IP Enthusiasts who have developed an android-based mobile application called “VPATAPP”,...

Indian Patent Office (IPO) has recently published Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules 2015 and has invited comments (objections or...

The research or experimental use exemption permits researchers and product manufacturers to make certain use of a patented invention. The...

The much debated and iterated ' Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions' formally released by the Office of Controller...

In a major update for the patent circle (and of course Pharma industry), reportedly, Lee Pharma, a Hyderabad based Indian pharma company,...

In worrying statistics, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as reported in a news article dated 31 st July 2015, informed...