A sweet delicacy of Karnataka , The ‘Dharwad Pedha’ (80) may have acquired a Geographical Indication (GI) tag since 2008, but bakeries and sweetmeat shops across Bangalore have been selling pedhas using the brand name ‘Dharwad’. It is a well known fact that, once a GI tag is obtained to a product, it is mandatory…
Biocon and Sun Pharma were honored recently at Thomson Reuters’ India Innovation Awards 2014. This is the second consecutive year of the study of State of Innovation India Report, which analyses innovation in 12 leading sectors, which are based on patent activity for inventions originating from India, using the Derwent World Patents Index- A Thomson…
Glass beads in various types, a handicraft that originated in the rural areas of Varanasi, also called as “kaanch ke moti” soon to receive a geographical indication status. According to reports the Geographical Indication (GI) Registry of India has agreed to certify this handicraft which comprises earrings, bracelets and necklaces made of glass beads. The…
ipMetrix Consulting Group invites you to join a live webinar on Patenting strategies for Start-ups in the IT and ITES domains. The webinar details are as follows: ‘Bilski and Alice have set the standard of review required in assessing eligibility of patent claims aimed at software based inventios. As it stands, business methods and software…
The University of Delhi (DU) recently announced that it is coming up with a new intellectual property rights (IPR) policy under which it will create an Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC) for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) at the Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC). The university is taking this step to ensure that awareness is…
The Delhi High Court has reportedly asked Xiaomi to stop selling and importing phones in India. The order has been issued after Ericsson, a firm that deals in networking technologies, approached High Court saying that Xiaomi phones infringed on its patents. In an interim order, high court has restrained Xiaomi as well as online e-commerce…
Arjuna Natural Extracts Ltd, an Indian company has been awarded a patent for a composition for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by the USPTO. The patented turmeric extract formulation BCM-95, includes curcuminoid mixture and added essential oil of turmeric. The patent also covers method of making the composition. The turmeric extract formulation has already undergone…
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and its Karnataka equivalent are in a trademark row over the mark “KSRTC”, as both are identified with the same acronym. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has requested Kerala to refrain from using the name KSRTC after obtaining a trademark on the name from the Trade Marks…
AbbVie, a research-based bio pharmaceutical company from the US has signed a Licensing Agreement for HIV Paediatric Formulations of Lopinavir (LPV) and Ritonavir (r) with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) on World AIDS Day. The license agreement will enable others to re-formulate and manufacture specially designed LPV/r and r paediatric treatments for distribution in the developing world…
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