Virtual Reality Technology – Rifting

On March 25th, Mark Zuckerberg- chief executive of Facebook announced that they have agreed to acquire Oculus VR, the leader in virtual reality technology. He stated “Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. For the past few years, this has mostly meant building mobile apps that help you share with the…

A Revised Examination Guideline for GUI’s Protection – SIPO

GUI is a Program Interface that takes advantage of the computer’s graphics capabilities to make the program easier to use. The design of graphical user interfaces (GUI) is an essential part of Smart phones, tablets and PC Software, it can make the difference and strongly contribute to gain market share. Therefore, graphical interfaces have become…

What is a copyleft license?

Copyleft is a play on the word copyright. Unlike copyright law that prohibits unauthorized reproduction, adaptation and distribution of an author’s work, copyleft licenses grant the freedom to reproduce, adapt, modify or distribute the work as long as any resulting copies, modifications or adaptations are also distributed under the same terms. The concept fosters open…

What Constitutes Prior Art?

Prior art constitutes all the information available to the public (both patent and non-patent literature) all over the world before a given date that might be relevant to the claims of originality. Patent literature includes issued patents and pending patent applications. Non-patent literature includes any piece of information accessible to public, before the date of…

World IP Day: Celebrating Movies

World intellectual Property day is observed annually on 26th April. This event by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) was organised in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life” and “to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the…

Smart Contact Lenses!!

Smart phone, Smart TV, Smart Camera, and now it’s time for Smart Contact Lenses!! The camera world has come a long way, since it was invented and built in 1975 by Steven Sasson as an engineer at Eastman Kodak. By the mid-2000s digital cameras had largely replaced film cameras, and higher-end cell phones had an…

Designs trends for the Month of March

The top ten designs consisted of designs like Textile Fabric, sole for footwear etc, and the table below shows the top ten designs that received the maximum number of protection in the month of March, 2014. Sl No Name of the Design No of Design 1 TEXTILE FABRIC 32 2 SOLE FOR FOOTWEAR 19 3…

Design Patent Grants for the Month of March

The Indian Patent office granted 438 Design patents in March, 2014. The top three consisted of Biba Apparels Private Limited with 30, Ma design India Pvt Ltd with 21 Design & Liberty Shoes Limited with 18 patents. The table below shows the top ten Companies that received the maximum number of Design protection in the…