Objective: To give an insight into analyzing patentability of an invention, understanding patent process and its concepts, and purpose of doing various types of patent searches before applying for a patent and before commercializing an invention. Outline: Analysis of patentability criteria, Types of patent searches, Types of patent applications, Application for patents, and Patent Process.…
Recently, Toyota decided to follow Tesla’s steps into opening a relevant patent pool dedicated to Hydrogen technology. At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show Toyota announced that it is opening the door to the hydrogen future, making available thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents royalty free. This initiative will stimulate development of innovative fuel cell technologies…
Meenakari is the art of coloring the surface of metals by fusing over brilliant colors that are decorated in an intricate design. This was brought to Varanasi by the Persian enamellists around early 17th century during the Mughal era. Mina is the feminine form of “Minoo” in Persian, meaning heaven. Mina refers to the Azure colour…
Indian Patent Office Granted 5721 patents in the year 2014. The top 20 companies include as tabulated below Sl no Name of the Patentee No. of Patents 1 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 201 2 GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATION INC 184 3 TELEFONAKTIEB OLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 80 4 COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDISTRIAL RESEARCH 78 5 SIEMENS…
A sweet delicacy of Karnataka , The ‘Dharwad Pedha’ (80) may have acquired a Geographical Indication (GI) tag since 2008, but bakeries and sweetmeat shops across Bangalore have been selling pedhas using the brand name ‘Dharwad’. It is a well known fact that, once a GI tag is obtained to a product, it is mandatory…
Biocon and Sun Pharma were honored recently at Thomson Reuters’ India Innovation Awards 2014. This is the second consecutive year of the study of State of Innovation India Report, which analyses innovation in 12 leading sectors, which are based on patent activity for inventions originating from India, using the Derwent World Patents Index- A Thomson…
Glass beads in various types, a handicraft that originated in the rural areas of Varanasi, also called as “kaanch ke moti” soon to receive a geographical indication status. According to reports the Geographical Indication (GI) Registry of India has agreed to certify this handicraft which comprises earrings, bracelets and necklaces made of glass beads. The…
ipMetrix Consulting Group invites you to join a live webinar on Patenting strategies for Start-ups in the IT and ITES domains. The webinar details are as follows: ‘Bilski and Alice have set the standard of review required in assessing eligibility of patent claims aimed at software based inventios. As it stands, business methods and software…
A police taskforce in Stockholm has raided the headquarters of the Pirate Bay, seizing equipment and computers resulting in a site outage recently. The Pirate Bay went down recently and remained so at the time of publication, with Swedish police confirming to Torrent Freak that was responsible for the raid. Paul Pintér, Sweden’s national coordinator…
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