Patents have been essential to worldwide structures of innovation for more than half a century. The reason for rapid increases in the number of applications for patents in the world is development, technologies, and globalization. However, corresponding regulatory policies remain silent on some important aspects of patents such as transparency and efficiency while the volume of filings is on t...Read More

1. InnovationIndia: Novelty Full: The invention when applying for must be novel throughout the world.U.S.: Absolute Novelty: The innovation cannot have been previously revealed or patented anywhere in the world prior to the filing date....Read More

INTRODUCTIONThe USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) often faces a critical issue where applicants often submit over-abundant prior arts that examiners can neither fully review nor adequately address, which negatively impacts patent quality and examination efficiency. It also proves that despite expert�%9...Read More

INTRODUCTIONIntellectual property (IP) now is the critical asset class that largely influences both valuation in corporate valuations and how stock behaves in a modern economy. Companies have more and more realized their patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets to represent legal protection and highly value trading as...Read More

The process of declaration of trademarks as well-known in India saw significant changes with the introduction of the Trademark Rules 2017. Well-...Read More

In the world of business, few secrets are as coveted—or as fiercely guarded—as Coca-Cola's legendary recipe. This fizzy concoction has not only quenched thirst across the globe for over a century but also laid the foundation of a corporate empire. The true magic of Coca-Cola lies not just in its taste but in its closely held trade secret. A trade secret is the unsung hero of intel...Read More

INTRODUCTIONIndia has emerged in the run of international debate regarding intellectual rights and public health, and the worst role in the pharmaceutical sector is well played by India. Judicial disputes over drug patents can speak for themselves and balance complexity between innovation promoti...Read More

INTRODUCTIONAmong the industries, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has been considered a great success story for long as the “pharmacy of the developing world” mainly on account of its ability to manufacture generic drugs at price-sensitive values to meet the health requirements of millions. The Amandment to ...Read More

INTRODUCTION The gap between promoting innovation and the doctrine that not everything that is invented warrants protection is filled by patent law. It gives newness yet excludes unoriginal thoughts from the public domain. Recently, these principles were addressed by the case Mahesh Gupta vs. Assistant Controller of Patents an...Read More

INTRODUCTIONDrug patent laws in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India are perhaps exemplary examples of vastly different approaches to the dialectic between pharmaceutical innovation, IP protection, and accessing medicines at an affordable price....Read More

INTRODUCTIONThe Indian Patent Act plays a vital role in encouraging innovation and protecting inventor rights. However, not all inventions are eligible for patent protection. Sections 3 and 4 of the Indian Patent Act detail some subject matters excluded from pate...Read More

INTRODUCTIONScientific progress in genetic engineering and other biological sciences has been exponential since the 1953 discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. This has led to the thousands of patents being granted for rights pertaining to DNA sequences, coinciding with an increase in the commercializa...Read More

INTRODUCTIONIn India, the Patent Amendment Act 2005 sought to introduce software patents. The amendment proposed in the Patent Amendment Act 2005 for Clause 3(k) was, “a computer programme per se other than its technical application to industry or a combination with hardware; a mathematica...Read More

The patent system in India is governed by the patents Act of 1970 and the patent Rules of the year 2003. There is filing and providing of a complete specification as a requirement when applying for patent in India. Therefore, to achieve the aims and objectives...Read More

This paper thus seeks to establish the relationship between public funding, financing of R and innovation and IP rights in today’s world economy. This is, therefore, a good way through which publicly funded research, especially in developing nations such as India, can go a long way in solving some of the world’s problems such as lack of access to medicines and other techno...Read More