Artificial Intelligence has really advanced over the years. While it was just a tool and an efficiency enhancer in the past, it is now a tremendous creator that produces new and revolutionary solutions in many domains. This ranges from a very long list of applications such as inventing new pharmaceutical compounds, inventing new industrial processes, and even the development of art that is crea...Read More

IntroductionOn deeply navigating in the complex world of patent applications we’ll get to know that patent is dealt in multiple types of applications, where every application can significantly impact the scope and strength of your patent rights. When we read Continuation patent application and Continuat...Read More

International PerspectiveThere has always been a delicate cross when it comes to patent and software innovations. Over the years, there has been diverse approaches to meeting the same on a universal level. Different countries at whole levels have taken divergent positions as to how appealing pate...Read More

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