A strongly developing nation in the Southeast Asia region, Indonesia has been growing strongly in terms of its economy. With the world’s largest island country and 14th largest in the world, this country is now home to various multinational corporations in the world. Its capital Jakarta is the world’s second most urban populous area. With its boundary touching major countries such as Singapore, India, Philipp...Read More

With China emerging as a global tech giant in the world, it has become a favorite destination for the inventor to seek protection for their invention. At the latest EPO Index 2020, all countries show a small dip in the patent filing activity, China taking up the 4th spot has shown an increase in the filing for the said year in 2020 amid pandemic. These increases in the filing show the influx of major companies and foreign bran...Read More

The picture gives a lot of meaning when it comes to understanding an invention. As has been said in the famous phrase that a picture is worth a thousand words, it substantially fits in the arena of the patent application. There are three main requirements for a patent to be granted for an invention. Firstly, the invention must be novel, secondly, it must involve inventive steps, and finally, it must be capable of industrial applicability. It...Read More

India witnessed a long journey since 2000 when its GDP at $468.39 billion started to rise phenomenally to almost five times, adding a whopping $2.62 trillion to the economy in 2020. Since contribution towards the economy could be traced back to three major sectors, namely; agrarian, manufacturing, and service, deducing that the growth in the sectors was apparent. However, the growth wasn’t proportionate, wherein the Service s...Read More

The rapid growth of technology and its globalization has extended the boundaries of its implementation beyond any territorial bounds. Today, every segment of the economy is being expanded worldwide on a large scale. Whether it is the segment of Telecommunication, Electricals, Electronics, Information, and Technology, or Mechanical, the world has seen significant growth in each of them. This has significantly increased the demand for techno...Read More

The United States of America has always been a global center for the world’s best corporate and industries. Emerging startups and industries are constantly looking to enter the US for their expansion. Hence, it is important to discuss the issues related to the National Phase Entry through Patent Cooperation Tr...Read More

With medical development in India and more devices being manufactured in India, the Indian Government has bought a change in the law concerning medical devices. Through the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (DCA) and Medical Devices Rules, 2017 (MDR), the Indian Government-regulated 37 categories of medical devices where the manufacture and importer of those medical devices requires a license for those devices. Meanwhile, the change bought...Read More

The agriculture sector and the importance of patents The agriculture sector, undoubtedly, is one of the largest industries worldwide. The agriculture sector generates over $2.4 trillion for the global economy. Moreover, the global market size of smart agriculture is expected to hit $23.14 billion by 2022. Today, the agriculture sector em...Read More

With the increasing trends of digital goods and services and others related to the internet, there has been a surge in the trademark registration of marks related to digital or the internet. Such artificial words are often registered as a trademark to denote certain product descriptions. In one of the latest issues, the term 'TOOLTIME' was granted registration of the trademark for the class of software and IT where the F...Read More

In the latest case concerning a trademark dispute between Zoom and Zoom, the European Court of Justice confirmed that there is no likelihood of confusion even though the goods claimed were under the same class 9, still, the functions are different. This dispute was interestin...Read More

Patents and the gaming industry Gaming can be defined as the running of specialized applications on consoles or personal devices for entertainment purposes. Generally, it is perceived as a hobby and in some cases, a competitive sport. Technological developments, over the years, have significantly advanced the gaming industry. Today, gamin...Read More

An overview on nanotechnology Nanotechnology can be broadly defined as a domain that deals with the engineering of matter at the scale of atoms and molecules. In nanotechnology, the size of a matter is measured in a billionth of a meter. The field of nanotechnology is also dedicated to studying the use of atomic, molecular, or supermolecular ...Read More

In the latest case, the German Federal Supreme Court ruled that the trademark “Black Friday” is canceled for essential services in the field of advertising, making this legally binding. This trademark has been a public issue for years, which now saw a strict cancellation from the Supreme Court. The big discount day like Black Friday was pretty much known in Germany, where we also see Hong Kong holding com...Read More

The function of patent law is to enable a patent holder to prohibit a third party from making, using, selling, importing, or otherwise violating their rights with respect to a patented invention. Primarily, patents can be classified into three types: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents. Utility patents ...Read More

An overview of the evolution of AI systems Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a term that was first coined by John McCarthy from Dartmouth University in 1956. AI systems facilitate machines to comprehend and achieve complex tasks or goals. Often, AIs engage in deep learning or machine learning that would help the AI system absorb enormous amounts of data. Over the yea...Read More