The India Patent Office on February 24, 2020 granted a patent to Cobicistat, a drug for use in HIV and AIDS, of a […]
Rejecting Pre-Grant Opposition, IPO Grants Patent to Gilead’s HIV Drug Cobicistat
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Complementary advances can be research or imitation
In replying to a compliment Isaac Newton wrote, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” He […]
Compensating delay in granting of patents
Over recent years, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (Indian Patent Office or IPO) has significantly reduced the […]
Importance of Sound IP Strategy
Introduction Intellectual property (IP) is the most important asset of technology-centered businesses. This asset developed and owned by technology companies is an intangible […]
Overlap Between Trade Mark And Design Rights: Indian Perspective
INTRODUCTION The overlap between trade mark and design rights has been debated, discussed, and re-discussed fora long time with a variety of different […]
Directions issued by the Supreme Court During Country-wide lock down
The Honorable Supreme Court of India in this week has issued several directions which are aimed to meet the current challenges caused by […]
COVID-19 to be considered as a Natural Calamity under PCT “Excuse of delay in Meeting Time Limits”
The COVID-19 pandemic has been continuing and we are hopeful that colleagues around the world keep safe and healthy. The pandemic has certainly […]
Delhi courts Not to Observe Summer Vacation
The Hon’ble Full Court of the Delhi High Court Judges, in consultation with the Delhi High Court Bar Association, today, April 9, 2020 […]
Additional disclosure requirements for biotech inventions in India
Seemingly, inventions relating to biotechnology are magnetically more attracted to non-patentable clauses of Section 3 of Indian Patent Act. Therefore, when filing patent applications relating to biotechnology, […]
ISKCON versus ISKCON: Bombay HC decides Trade Mark dispute
What do you recall when you read ‘ISKCON’? Not a clothing brand, for sure.The famous religious organisation International Society for Krishna Consciousness, notably […]