FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerece and Industry) has set up an Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC) in Guwahati 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 to identify, protect, maintain, enforce and commercialize…
Khadi is a hand-spun and hand-woven cloth from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan primarily made out of cotton. It is also known as the Fabric of the freedom struggle and a political weapon in Mahatma Gandhi’s Swadeshi movement. Khadi is likely to get statutory protection as a Geographical Indication-tagged product unique to the Indian subcontinent. The application sought GI protection both for the…
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…
A broad patent cross-licensing agreement between Cannon and Microsoft will allow either company to use patents filed by the other. Both companies were ranked in the top five companies in their industry according to IEEE Spectrum’s Patent Power 2013 ranking, and Microsoft was No. 1 in computer software.Canon is a world leader in imaging technology,…
K Rosaiah, Governor launched a book on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) by noted IPR expert Swapna Sundar, at an event recently. The book works on a comprehensive and practical discussion of the role of IP in the techno-commercial space and draws from the rich experience of companies like Hyundai and Google to elucidate strategies that…
Section 3(d) of Indian Patent Act says- “the mere discovery of a new form of a known substance which does not result in the enhancement of the known efficacy of that substance or the mere discovery of any new property or new use for a known substance or of the mere use of a known…
Patent Freedom acquired by RPX Corporation PatentFreedom, the first provider of data, intelligence, and consulting on non-practicing entities (NPEs) is acquired by RPX Corporation the leading provider of patent risk management. According to the sources, current subscribers to PatentFreedom will continue to have full access to its database of NPE litigations and profiles. However, RPX…
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