There are innumerable weatherman jokes – about how their predictions never come true. But we must recognise that the science of meteorology has […]
Women Inventors _ Series 8_ Anna Mani
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THE IMPORTANCE OF POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PATENT APPLICANTS
What is a Power of Attorney? Why is a Power of Attorney required for filing a patent? For patent application, the Power of […]
Women Inventors _ Series 7_ Mary Elizabeth Anderson
An internet search for wipers for glasses yields many results. If you wear glasses and go out on a rainy day you might […]
Changing trends in claims category
It is understood from the statutory reading of Section 2(1)(j) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 that different statutory classes of the invention […]
Protecting patent rights in the life sciences in India
The life sciences industry in India has improved significantly in the past three to four decades. It generates about $10 billion of trade […]
Defences of public interest in patent infringement
The second onslaught of covid-19 infections finds generic drug manufacturers putting patented drugs onto the market, hoping that courts will not grant temporary […]
Pre-grant Order Appealable: IPAB Precedents Lost?
Judiciously speaking precedential value of every decision of a higher court is high for deciding the similarly placed cases in lower courts. Lower […]
Pre-grant Order Appealable: IPAB Precedents Lost?
Judiciously speaking precedential value of every decision of a higher court is high for deciding the similarly placed cases in lower courts. Lower […]
Use of patents as spokes in competitors’ wheels
Inventions are independent creations of the inventors. Patents are granted to all inventions which are found novel with inventive step. Normally, inventions covered […]
The reach of the right to repair patented goods
It is normally believed that once a patentee has sold patented goods, the purchaser gets the exclusive right to use the goods as […]