INDIA - New Patent Act - The Controversies
India finally amended its Patents Act and Rules to become fully compliant with TRIPS on 26th Decemer 2004 by an Ordinance and followed by the Act being passed in January 2005. The black box applications filed under the WTO brand from ...SPICY IP: Sir Hugh Laddie: Commemorating the Wittiest IP Maverick Ever
I still want to write the patents book with you." A thought leader in every sense of the term, he innovated in almost everything he did, and set new standards at the bar, the bench and in academia. Most importantly perhaps, he never ... SPICY IP: Where do I file my suit?: Jurisdictional issues in IPRS ...
Therefore in a hypothetical situation where the infringement takes place in India but the Plaintiff is neither a resident, nor does he carry on a business in India, or have an office here- only then can the jurisdiction under Section 20 ... SPICY IP: A Googly From the Madras High Court
The case was transferred to a Single Judge of the High Court under s.104A of the Patents Act, 1970 after a counterclaim of invalidity was filed by the defendants. The Single Judge granted an ad interim injunction against the defendants ... SPICY IP: SpicyIP:GI for Agriculture Products:Levergaing ...
India and the friends of the G.I nations have been pushing for reforms in the Doha round such as the extension of protection for all products and not merely for wines and spirits, also for the establishment for a multilateral register ... SPICY IP: TO BE OR NOT BE PATENT FREE!
Second, Section 3(k) and its interpretation post the draft patent manual is hotly debated. However, assuming that computer implemented inventions do not get protection under the Indian Patent Act, it would be patent free and possibly in ... SPICY IP: IPAB begins the hearings over the 'Glivec' pre-grant ...
Section 3(d) of the Patent Act grants patent protection to only those new forms of known substances which demonstrate an increased efficacy. The LC website reports that Mr. Bhushan argued that the beta-crystalline form of imatinib ... SPICY IP: Kolkata Patent Office Meeting: No "Technical" Software ...
Ever since taking over as the joint secretary at the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the department that oversees the functioning of the Indian patent office, Mr Prasad has lent some much needed dynamism to IP ... SPICY IP: SpicyIP Event: Training Courses by NIIPM, Nagpur
In line with their efforts to raise awareness about Intellectual Property Rights in India, the National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (NIIPM) is conducting a series of Training Courses at Nagpur in the month of December. ... SPICY IP: Feroz Ali Khader publishes his second book: The ...
As the title of this book suggests it is dedicated to ascertaining the effect of pre-grant oppositions on the quality of Indian patents and by extensions the quality of innovation in India. While most countries with the exception of the ...
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