Chicago- based researcher has rediscovered a drug which was neglected decades ago. This drug was initially discovered for blood pressure and then it is rediscovered now as a resuscitative agent. The drug, Centhaquin, was initially discovered in Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow, in 1970 to lower the blood pressure in the hypertensive patients. As…
A new Industrial Property law (23-13) in place of 17/97 came into force in Morocco recently. Some important changes include: Patents There is a new reach for the divisional patent applications and a provision for compulsory licenses for non- exploitation of an invention. It also confirms that the annuities are only payable once the patent…
Patent Trends The Indian patent office granted 515 Patents for the month of January, 2015. The Top three consisted of GM Global Technology Operations, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research with a count of 4, 15 and 13 patents respectively. The table below shows the top five Companies that received the maximum…
Pulses millers and traders from Northeast Karnataka district seek geographical indication (GI) status for their “Gulbarga toor”. “The toor (pigeon pea or arhar) grown in gulbarga is of superior quality, having to with this region’s unique soil and climatic conditions. Gulbarga toor should be projected as a brand in itself,” says Chandrashekhar Nadar, whose Rs…
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Two leading IP Firms of India, Singh & Singh and Lall & Sethi will unite to create a new entity. Singh & Singh is listed as a rank 1 firm in Patent and TM/ copyright matters. While, Lall & Sethi is ranked in the top firms for copyright and TM Prosecution matters. The new firm…
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Recently, Toyota decided to follow Tesla’s steps into opening a relevant patent pool dedicated to Hydrogen technology. At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show Toyota announced that it is opening the door to the hydrogen future, making available thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents royalty free. This initiative will stimulate development of innovative fuel cell technologies…
Meenakari is the art of coloring the surface of metals by fusing over brilliant colors that are decorated in an intricate design. This was brought to Varanasi by the Persian enamellists around early 17th century during the Mughal era. Mina is the feminine form of “Minoo” in Persian, meaning heaven. Mina refers to the Azure colour…
Indian Patent Office Granted 5721 patents in the year 2014. The top 20 companies include as tabulated below Sl no Name of the Patentee No. of Patents 1 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 201 2 GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATION INC 184 3 TELEFONAKTIEB OLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 80 4 COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDISTRIAL RESEARCH 78 5 SIEMENS…
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