With the recent ruling that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be an inventor, the Australian Court has given a new dimension towards the rulings for the AI as an inventor. This was done in the recent case of Thaler v. Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCA 879, where the issue was the grant of a patent for an invention developed by AI. The Court ruled that the AI can be inventor adding onto the jurisprudence of already developing area.%3...Read More

The patent application can be filed in different countries through various procedures. Direct filing to the respective country where the applicant directly files separate patent applications at the same time in all of the countries in which patent is desired (for some countries, regional patents are available). Pari...Read More

Patent Pools: An overview Today, innovation is what drives the world. In a world that is brimming with innovation to make life increasingly comfortable for mankind, several companies may develop technologies that are similar to each other. Consequently, it would become impossible for one company to develop a particular technology without inf...Read More

As China is attracting more Multinational Corporation, the statistics for the first half of 2021 shows that China IP Office has granted more patents to foreign Multinational Corporation and even more trademark are registered by them. This was announced by Fuguang Heng, deputy head of the China National Intellectual Property Administration’s general office, in a news conference.%3...Read More

The ASEAN Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) will now be accepting written opinions issued by any participating intellectual property office under the ASPEC. This came into force on June 15, 2021. Like that of other bilateral or multilateral agreements where one country accepts others’ final search and examination results from the IP office, similarly, ASPEC allows using of the search and examination fro...Read More

With the booming e-commerce industry, in the first move, e-commerce giant Amazon launched its Intellectual Property Accelerator (IP Accelerator) program in India. With more sellers, who themselves are the brand owners, on the website; this program will assist those sellers in providing any IP issues by connecting them with IP specialists and legal firms. As per the statement released,  These sellers, including small and medium...Read More

Cell Source Inc. announced that they have received two patents for their Veto Cell Technology, which has been issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The first patent is the “Veto Cells Generated from Memory T Cells” and the second patent is the “Method of Transplantation and Disease Treatment.”...Read More

With the age of globalization and an era of the global market, major companies offer those products and services which are viable around the world. But as per the principle of patent law is concerned, the validity of a patent is limited to the jurisdiction to which it has been applied. Therefore, there is no such concept of “international” patent in the world. For example, the patent granted by the United States Patent and Tradem...Read More

Singapore has become a major hub for IP-driven companies due to the suitable environment that it provides for the companies. Companies always look for a destination that has multiple benefits and has strong business environment. Singapore always fits in this domain and major industries and business seeks to establish their foot in Singapore capturing the market in the Asia-Pacific. Each business knows the importance of IP and th...Read More

US-based Research Company, Ofinno, and Japan-based automobile major Honda have completed a large patent transaction, where Honda has acquired 100 high-value patents from Ofinno. These patents cover a range of technologies from cellular signaling to radio resource management....Read More

Intellectual Property has always played an increasingly significant role in today’s technology-driven industry. Patents are an important IP asset for an organization. Hence, the innovative strength of an organization subsequently can be measured through its patenting activities. Not only with the number of the patents, but the quality of the patent is what makes the corporation more demanding. Hence, it is always advised to have a strategi...Read More

The market is filled with technological inventions and with more competition; the value of IP has been on the rise. This increased value substantiates the reason for having effective strategic IP management. Primarily, now going into the perspective of Strategic IP management, various key factors can be found which dictate the manageme...Read More

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in China introduced stricter punishment for IP infringement leading to up to maximum prison terms of seven to ten years, creating more significant criminal penalties. Concerning implanting gene-edited and cloned human embryos into humans and animals, the new Article 336(1) of the criminal law creates penalties for the same attempting to stop intellectual property theft.%3...Read More

Russia’s Supreme Court rejected US Company Gilead Sciences lawsuit challenging the Russian government’s decision for development and marketing anti-covid-19 drug Remdesivir with the consent of Gilead.  Pharmasyntez, a Russian drugmaker has been granted a compulsory license by the Russian government to manufacture the drug under various names without Gilead’s consent....Read More

India, along with eight other countries has been placed in the Priority Watch List for IP protection and enforcement by the United States. The countries are Argentina, Chile, China, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Venezuela.Special 301 Report and India The Spe...Read More