The Official Journal of the Patent Office publishes applications after 18 months and early publication on request; as required under section 11A of the patent Act, 1970. The journal is being published contains all the activities of The Patent Office such as publication of all the patent applications after 18th months, and early publications with…
Over 230 patents and 546 patent assets of Xerox Corporation Limited are on sale for this September 11th- 16th. ICAP Patent Brokerage has been hired to handle the auction. The estimation value ranges from $1 to $10 million. Xerox Corporation Ltd was founded in 1906 as The Haloid Photographic Company which originally manufactured photographic paper…
IPOS recently announced an IP Financing Scheme to endorse innovation among local companies. The motto of the scheme is to develop Singapore as a hub of IP transactions and management. It is anticipated that the initiative taken will encourage more financial institutions to recognize IP as an asset. According to the reports, earlier the IP…
ipMetrix Consulting Group is organising a Seminar on TRIZ for IP Generation, Venue: Kensington Hall, Vivanta By Taj, Bangalore on 1st August, 2014. Registration fee: INR 10,000/- Plus taxes. Click here to Register TRIZ is a premier disruptive technology for innovation that can be used throughout many industries and sciences. TRIZ is systematic processes that develops critical thinking skills and promote…
Hepatitis C has become one of the hottest categories in drug research as companies race to develop a combination therapy without injections and debilitating side effects. Some have had their promising candidates fail after extensive testing, due to dangerous side effects, but Gilead Sciences Inc is already raking in billions of dollars from its ground…
Tesla Motors, America’s leading Manufacturer of electric cars has taken a curious step of an “open source” approach for its technology patents, to encourage development of electric cars. This step was taken with an intension to attract and motivate talented employees and to accelerate the mass market advancements of electric cars for sustainable transport. Tesla…
How to avoid worthless patents and develop a strong patent portfolio? Have you ever tried googling “most patents are worthless”? You will find a lot of good information on why most patents are worthless and why you shouldn’t be spending a lot of money on patents, especially when you are a small company. Now, you…
The Indian Patent office granted 626 Design patents in May, 2014. The top three consisted of Ma Design India Private Limited with 24, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V with 22 Design & Hero Motocorp Limited with 20 patents. The table below shows the top ten Companies that received the maximum number of Design protection in the…
“Dynamic Trademark Utility” tool was first launched by Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) on November 01, 2013 which enabled the general public to see the following details with respect to a trademark on real time basis, by selecting the desired detail and month and year within which they want the search to…
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