Since the days when Darjeeling Tea from West Bengal, became the first GI tagged product in 2004-05, 195 more products have found their way into the list. The last product listed in the list, being Patan Patola from Gujarat. While Karnataka is occupying the top slot with 32 products to its credit, Tamil Nadu has…
India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection)Act, 1999 has come into force with effect from 15th September 2003. From April 2004 till date, 195 GI Applications are registered under Indian IP. Among which Peruvian Pisco from Peru, Champagne from France & Napa Valley…
This report identifies the Top-15 Indian Patent Grants for the year 2013. The number one patent holder of the year is none other than Samsung India Software Operation Private Limited (SISO). In contrast CSIR comes second with 87 patents, Qualcomm Incorporated which landed in third position by gaining 84 patents. According to a recent report…
Amendments to the Singapore Patents Act and Rules are due to come into force on 14 February 2014. The amendments will affect all Singapore patent applications lodged in Singapore on or after this date. For example, the new law will apply to: any Singapore national phase application which enters the national phase in Singapore on…
A landmark drug is being manufactured by Gilead Sciences Inc. for the treatment of the deadliest liver infection. The drug is named as sofosbuvir (brand name Sovaldi), which will cost $1,000 per pill. Sofosbuvir is the first all-oral, interferon-free regimen approved for treating chronic Hepatitis C. The New Drug Application for Sofosbuvir was submitted on April 8, 2013…
In 2008 General Elctric.co (GE), the Largest US Producer of wind turbines filed a complaint with the US International Trade commission (ITC) on February 27, 2008 alleging that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)’s 2.4MW Turbines Infringes its patents. In light of the complaint, MHI accused GE of illegally trying to monopolise the US market for variable-speed…
Madhya Pradesh has set its sights on getting a patent for the Kadaknath Chicken, which was almost on the verge of extinction in the 1990’s. The kadaknath chicken is found in the tribal dominated district of Jhabua in western MP and had reached extinction due to over consumption. Commonly known as Kali Masi, was popularly…
The patentability requirements for Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) under Indian Patent Law have been unclear. It is generally understood that a CRI must demonstrate “technical effect” and the relevant claims must have “machine limitation”, in addition to the basic patentability requirements of novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability. However, the phrase “technical effect” has not…
Gearing Up Against Similar Trademarks OSHWA and OSI are meddling up against their logos which apparently appear to be similar. Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design. The hardware’s source, the design from which it…
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