Archives for the category Patents
Kshitij MalhotraPatent Office Publishes New Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure
The patent office published the latest Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure (accessible here and at the link below). For those who are unaware about patenting procedures, all major patent offices across the globe maintain a patent practice manual …
Tale of Unforgiving Procedural Formalities at Our PO
It is sometimes amazing to note how unforgiving the procedural formalities at the Indian patent office are? Some say that the Indian patent system, which was formally instituted to serve the purpose of encouraging R&D, inventions and innovation by monopolizing …
Regulating Technology Export Through Foreign Filing Licenses
Section 39 of the Indian Patents Act as amended requires an applicant to obtain a Foreign Filing License (FFL) before applying for a patent for a technology in a foreign country, without applying for a corresponding patent in India. …
Dodging Constant Lobbying
After resisting constant American lobbying for amending India’s patent laws (blogged by us here), the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has recently thwarted efforts of lobbying by European Union for amending the Indian patent laws and …
Protecting Our Software Exports
India’s technology exports have grown considerably over the years. Software exports constitute a lion’s share of these exports. According to recent NASSCOM reports, the software product exports have grown by 14.4 percent in the current fiscal year, touching about …
Setback for Abbot – IPO rejects patent application for HIV
The trend of rejecting patent applications, made by multinational pharma companies, continues at the Indian Patent Office. As reported here and here, the Indian patent authorities have rejected Abbot’s patent application for its HIV drug, sold under …
Patent and Take Notice
It seems Kunnath Pharma, manufacturer of anti impotency drug Musli Power Xtra, has invested quite a lot on advertising the drug. Musli advertisements can be seen everywhere these days: on electronic displays at metro stations, huge billboards, and hoardings in …
Patent Absurdity
Apar Gupta
I recently saw a documentary on the US Patent system, specifically focusing on the Bilski Case. Makes an excellent case against software patents which it compares to a, “tax” on software companies. You can watch it at the following …
bilski delivered
Bilski v. Kappos was one of the most anticipated decisions on patent law by SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States). Law geeks (like me ?) used to run weekly checks on the status of the case. The stakes involved …