Patent profile of dendrimers and their applications in pharmaceuticals
Dendrimers are fascinating nano-sized hyperbranched, synthetic organic or inorganic highly ordered symmetric macromolecules with monodispersed
Read Full...
Draft Patents (2nd Amendment) Rules 2024 to implement the changes enacted by the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the Draft Patents (2nd Amendment) Rules (draft Rules), 2024 on January 2, 2024.
The draft Rules propose to amend Section 120, 122, 123, and 124 of the Patents Act, 1970 (the Act), to implement the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, which decriminalized about 40 plus Indian legislations, including the Patents Act. Read our earlier...
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 Decriminalizes Intellectual Property Laws in India
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, (JV Act) came into force on August 11, 2023. The term ‘Jan Vishwas’, which translates as ‘public trust’ in English, signifies a significant step towards trust-based governance and ease of doing business.
The JV Act ushers in a transformative era by revising penalties for non-compliance, emphasizing financial penalties over punitive measures,...
Draft Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024
The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has notified the draft Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 (draft Rules) and invited public suggestions and comments before February 9, 2023.
The draft Rules introduce two prospective provisions, Section 112A and 112B, to the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Act) by...
IP Odyssey to Space – Protecting the Space Industry here on Earth
The launch of Sputnik in 1957 started a space odyssey that has since then made rapid progress. Humans have landed on the Moon, explored the borders of interstellar, and soon may take vacations in space!
However, the inventions of space exploration have impacted life on Earth too. From laptops to CT scans, safer air travel...
Patent Subject Matter Eligibility – A Global Guide – Globe Law & Business
A great compendium of subject matter eligibility requirements across various jurisdictions and a handy reference for developing a prosecution strategy across jurisdictions for inventions in a given technical domain. - Nitin Sharma, Director, Engineering and Patent Counsel, Qualcomm India
Patentees file applications in more...
Current Trends and Future Needs – Protecting IoT in India with IP
/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 */
.elementor-alert{padding:15px;border-left:5px solid transparent;position:relative;text-align:left}.elementor-alert .elementor-alert-title{display:block;font-weight:700}.elementor-alert .elementor-alert-description{font-size:13px}.elementor-alert...
Untapped potential of CRISPR in India: IP perspective
While patent filings on the gene-editing applications of CRISPR seem to have gained real momentum from 2012 onwards, 2017 saw a peak in worldwide filings.
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), one of the most talked-about technologies of the decade whose developers were awarded the Nobel...
Role of IPR in Forming Legal Strategies for Pharma Industry
Pharmaceutical industry currently has an evolving IPR strategy requiring a better focus and approach in the coming era. This article chalks out the evolving role of IPR in framing legal strategies for pharmaceutical industry.
In the era of globalisation, there is a constant technological race especially in the field of...
An Indian perspective on intermediaries and safe harbours
Rajendra Kumar and Deepak Gogia of K&S Partners examine when internet service providers are liable for infringement of intellectual property and when they are protected by safe harbours
Read...