The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently launched a new database providing free access to a wealth of multilingual scientific and technical terminology, called PEARL. Through this, it promotes accurate and consistent use of terms across different languages, and makes it easier to search and share scientific and technical knowledge. The database initially includes terms…
Intel recently signed a deal to obtain over 1,400 patents and patent applications registered by Powerwave Technologies, a global telecommunications corporation; Among many of which relate to wireless telecommunications technology. Intel one of the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip makers comes with this acquisition as its ramps up its push for entirely wireless PCs, with the company…
FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerece and Industry) has set up an Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC) at Chandigarh for the benefit of units in Punjab and Chandigarh to encourage innovation and help protect intellectual property rights (IPR). With the support of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the IPFC would facilitate the MSMEs…
The Indian patent office granted 609 Patents for the month of August, 2014. The Top three consisted of Qualcomm Incorporated, GM Global Technology Operations, Inc LG Electronics with a count of 28, 22 and 17 patents respectively. The table below shows the top five Companies that received the maximum number of patents for the month…
A device has been developed from a student of DAV International School, Panipat. Arsh Shah Dilbagi, a 16-year-old from Panipat has designed a device that helps people with developmental disabilities, like Locked-In Syndrome and ALS, communicate, using only their breath. The device, called ‘TALK’, and it uses signals from a person’s breath via Morse code,…
The latest World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report showed that SINGAPORE has retained its ranking as top in Asia and second in the world for intellectual property (IP) protection for the fourth time. Greater quality assurance of patents granted in Singapore is also a positive contributor to a thriving economy. Through the building of…
The Indian Patent office granted 554 Design patents in the month of August, 2014. The details are tabulated below.
Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain announced recently that the publication of Intellectual Property: Law & the Information Society—Cases and Materials by James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins. This book, the first in a series of Duke Open Coursebooks. It is available for free download under a Creative Commons license. This book is an introduction to intellectual…
A new e-filing payment option has been initiated by The Commerce and Industry Ministry, which will further simplify the procedure to get the patents and Trademarks. This facility enables payment using Internet banking, credit cards or debit cards of more than 70 banks as against Internet banking of 2 banks earlier. “Through the launch of new payment…
Smart phone, Smart TV, Smart Camera, Smart Contact Lenses and now it’s time for Smart Shoes!! You recently did hear about smart contact lenses, now it’s time for the smart shoes. Yes you heard it right! Indian startup Ducere Technologies has designed a shoes, sync up with a Smartphone app that uses Google maps and vibrate to…
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