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Recent Change in America Invents Act

10th October, 2011 - 8:13 am Categories: News & Updates

Congress passed the America Invents Act that makes major changes to the existing U.S. patent system. President Obama signed the Act into law on September 16, 2011. What does this mean for Indian Inventors and Research corporates who already filed Patents already or want to get a new patent file in US? The first impact is … Continue reading Recent Change in America Invents Act

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Patent laws on Genes and Gene Sequences

2nd October, 2011 - 12:22 pm Categories: IP Practice in India Patent Litigation Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations

Advancement in science and genetic application, with enhanced knowledge of Human Genome has been the main focus in the field of medicine and biotechnology areas. Continuous and ongoing researches in genome project, identifying specific target genes and their respective response and functional activities, have evolved genetic therapeutics in treatment of multifactor disorders such as heart … Continue reading Patent laws on Genes and Gene Sequences

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ESPN SOFTWARE INDIA FILES FIR AGAINST VARNAM CABLE NETWORK (KERALA)

17th September, 2011 - 6:19 am Categories: IP Practice in India

ESPN Software India, the sole licensee of TV channels ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket in India, has filed an FIR against Mr. Pradeep.P, representing Varnam Cable Network (a franchise of Asianet Satellite communications Ltd.) in Konni, Kerala under the Indian Copyright Act 1957. The cable network was alleged to be illegally broadcasting unauthorised feeds … Continue reading ESPN SOFTWARE INDIA FILES FIR AGAINST VARNAM CABLE NETWORK (KERALA)

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GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION VS. TRADEMARK

12th September, 2011 - 1:06 pm Categories: Trademark Litigation

As the title suggests, this article will ride you through interesting judgment given by Division Bench of Kolkata High Court recently in Tea Board, India vs. I.T.C. Limited upholding emphatically the earlier decision of the Single Judge. This is a very interesting decision, not just because it is the upholding of first ever decision given … Continue reading GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION VS. TRADEMARK

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Nokia & IPCOM

1st August, 2011 - 8:07 am Categories: Patent Litigation

The claimant, Nokia Corporation, seeks revocation of European Patent (UK) No. 1 841 268 (“the patent” or “268”) which belongs to the defendant IPCom. This action is yet another stage in the litigation which is pending in a number of jurisdictions in relation to the mobile telephony patent portfolio which IPCom purchased from Robert Bosch … Continue reading Nokia & IPCOM

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Are food recipes patentable in India?

1st August, 2011 - 7:53 am Categories: IP Practice in India

A few days back, one of our clients came to us asking whether his new food recipe, which he claimed to be new, can be patented in India or not. The answer of course is yes, though depending on a number of factors which we discuss hereinafter. Patent Amendment 2005 of the Indian Patent Act … Continue reading Are food recipes patentable in India?

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Two Day International Symposium On Strategies for Managing Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Chemical Patent Portfolios

31st July, 2011 - 6:28 pm Categories: News & Updates

IIPRD (Institute of Intellectual Property Research & Development) is happy to announce its International Symposium on Strategies for Managing Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Chemical Patent Portfolios. Presentation of all important patent issues such as identification of potential inventions, Biosimilar Legislation, preparation of claim sets, prosecution and examination practices, drafting of responses of Office Actions, ANDA Litigation, … Continue reading Two Day International Symposium On Strategies for Managing Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Chemical Patent Portfolios

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One Day Symposium On Advanced Patent Issues Related To Software, Electronics, Telecommunication Business Methods & Network Computing With Focus on US, EP, and Indian Scenario

31st July, 2011 - 6:27 pm Categories: News & Updates

IIPRD (Institute of Intellectual Property Research & Development) is happy to announce its International Symposium on Advanced Software, Electronics, and Business Method Patent issues. Presentation of all important Patent Issues relating to Prosecution and Enforcement Strategies, Identification of potential inventions, Types of claims allowed in each geography, and their relevance to the broadness of claims, … Continue reading One Day Symposium On Advanced Patent Issues Related To Software, Electronics, Telecommunication Business Methods & Network Computing With Focus on US, EP, and Indian Scenario

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Inventors, All Technologies Aren’t Worth Billions

31st July, 2011 - 6:23 pm Categories: Hi Tech Patent Commercialisation Patent Commercialisation Pharma- biotech- Patent Commercialisation

Working in the IP/Technology Commercialization and Out-Licensing domain makes you assess and evaluate commercial viability of numerous IP backed inventions across technology domains. Apart from learning about and assessing new technologies, we also tend to learn quite of lot about Inventors mindset, specifically about their perspective of their own inventions. This article relates to our … Continue reading Inventors, All Technologies Aren’t Worth Billions

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IIPRD and Khurana & Khurana open Branch Office in Pune

20th June, 2011 - 6:49 am Categories: News & Updates

Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys (K&K) along with its sister concern, an IP Consulting Firm IIPRD announce that they have opened up a branch Office in Pune in wake of the rising client requirements and towards their goal of expanding their operations across India. K&K is one of the fastest growing full service … Continue reading IIPRD and Khurana & Khurana open Branch Office in Pune

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