Government of India is planning a Rs 10,000-crore electronics development fund to support ambitious startups in attaining scale. The government feels that India needs to incubate tech giants from its soil — like those emanating from the West —as the country has a fast-growing mass of internet users and possesses a rich list of highly-skilled…
A device with physiological and behavioral sensors has been designed by the scientists in the US to give owners a real-time picture of their dog’s mental and emotional state, and allows them to more effectively send back signals and commands, even if their dog is out of sight. The device shall help you communicate better…
Professors in Purdue’s Department of Chemistry are developing controlled-release imaging agents that allow for a longer, safer imaging session. Unlike traditional MRI’s, an agent has a half-life of only about five minutes. This means the ability to capture a useful image usually is lost within 15 or 20 minutes. This isn’t long enough to image…
The amended Rule 164 of the European Patent Convention (EPC), which was previously analyzed by Global IP Matters, finally came into effect. Rule 164 as amended offers applicants more flexibility because the European Patent Office (EPO) will now search multiple inventions regardless of the International Searching Authority (ISA) chosen for a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)…
LG Electronics signed a long-term cross-license deal with Google which covers patents on a “broad range of products and technologies” that already exist and will be filed in the next 10 years, the two firms said in a joint statement. “LG values its relationship with Google, and this agreement underscores both companies’ commitment to developing…
The Indian patent office granted 595 Patents for the month of October, 2014. The Top three consisted of GM Global Technology Operations, Qualcomm Incorporated, LG Electronics Inc with a count of 29, 16 and 8 patents respectively. The table below shows the top ten Companies that received the maximum number of patents for the month…
Recently, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has approached the IP Board against the GI Registry, requesting them to amend the GI Registration of Basmati Rice. Now it seems Pakistan has approached the IP Board. Lahore-based Basmati Growers’ Association (BGA) has moved the Chennai-based Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in appeal…
Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the recent 54th WIPO Assemblies appointed, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA). The appointment is to become effective from early 2015. IPOS, working together with the Singapore Permanent Mission in Geneva, was successful in its bid…
India and the US have come up with a plan to set up a high-level working group on intellectual property to solve the contentious issues which have been hampering investments. The group will be constituted as part of the Trade Policy Forum (TPF). The US-India TPF is the principal trade dialogue body between the countries.…
The following EU schemes encourage diverse agricultural production, protect product names from misuse and imitation and help consumers by giving them information concerning the specific character of the products: Three EU schemes known as PDO (protected designation of origin): covers agricultural products and foodstuffs which are produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area…
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