Patent Registration Process In India, The Patents Act [1970] is the central law in India that governs the filing and regulation of existing and new patents. The Indian Patent Office allows the inventor, his assignee, or their legal agent (in the event of a deceased inventor) to apply for patents, according to the Patent Act. However, depending on the jurisdiction where...Read More

Every patent application in India should be based on a "single invention notion" (and hence be considered "one invention"). A divisional application is filed when a parent application contains numerous groups of ideas that do not comprise a "single invention notion." As the various rulings continue, divisional patent applications, or simply divisional ...Read More

INTRODUCTIONUtility ModelThe Concept Of Utility Model In India,  Utility models, like patents, are an exclusive right granted to an invention. For a limited time, ...Read More

INTRODUCTION Utility Patents Vs. Design Patents: Patent owners benefit from both utility and design patents, although there are substantial differences between the two. What your , how much the application procedure cost...Read More

IntroductionBolar Provision: An Exemption to Patent Exclusivity, A patent is a title or legal recognition granted to an inventor to utilize a product for the purpose of selling or distributing it for the time period designated by the authorities. Under this statute, a registered patent hol...Read More

Introduction  A concept for a Medicines Patent Pool  (MPP) And Access To Healthcare , arose in response to a problem caused by a lack of access to key medications in underdeveloped countries. Initially, two non-governmental organizations, Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF)/Doctors With...Read More

IntroductionIndia has seen a phenomenal rise in the number of rest API technology-based startups these last five years. In 2021, India saw a total of nearly $42 billion in investments, a steep rise compared to the $11 billion in investments seen in the previous year. Technology-based startups in India make up a large share of the total investments in India, consis...Read More

Introduction: Antibiotic tablets development and dissemination is one of a handful of early twentieth-century breakthrough innovations that altered health, clinical practice, and industry. Sulfa medicines (discovered in Germany in the 1930s), penicillin (invented in the United Kingdom in the 1930s, but initially mass produced ...Read More

IntroductionEver-greening of patents - A boon or bane is a procedure in which the patent rights are renewed without any improvement in the medicinal effectiveness of the drug. Simply said, the patents are extended for another twenty years with no improvement in the drug%2...Read More

Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)A standard-essential patent (hereinafter referred to as SEP) is one that can be properly mapped onto a mandated industry standard, so that a product that meets that standard infringes on the patent. SEPs are widely used in the mobile telephony and telecommunications business, which is highly standardized due to the need fo...Read More

As strange as it may sound, a country’s overall economic growth and development are often judged by one of the most unconventional parameters which not only depict the need for patents but also help in bridging the gap in technology that exists between a developed and a developing nation. A classic example of this would be to imagine the Gen-Z world without a smartphone or a car, or something as trivial as a toothbrush!...Read More

Australia has been one of the most sought countries to expand one’s business. With a high GDP per capita low rate of poverty and having a strong average wealth, Australia has been growing in terms of a strong economy. With the highest median wealth in the world, a major corporation is planning to have their business in Australia, and for that majority of the files for the ...Read More

This Guide outlines the provisions relevant to the filing of European patent applications, offering practical advice to smooth the way to a European patent. In addition, it briefly describes the post-grant procedures carried out by the EPO. It cannot, however, go into the details or specific issues of the European patent grant or ...Read More

Having some similarities with that of the generic drug framework under the Hatch Waxman Act in the US, the initiation of China’s patent linkage system will affect the generic drug industry in China. Introducing PTE allows the extension of the 20-year term of the patent. This extension is done to compensate for the period being used for the process of ma...Read More

To apply for a patent globally, many countries such as China, Japan, Korea, Brazil, among many others require translations in their language, making it critical to have translations done in such a manner that the most appropriate and technically relevant translated words are used consistently, as the similar words may have different meanings and interpretations in different geographical l...Read More