A provisional application is generally filed to gain priority for a patent application, as the priority date plays a vital role in the […]

In 2005 India amended the Patents Act to introduce protection for product inventions, including patents for pharmaceuticals. Section 3(d) of the Patents Act was qualified […]

Patent claims generally include both structural and functional elements. Where a structural element is associated with a functional element, two types of association can […]

Section 16 of the Patent Act states that a person who has made an application for a patent under the act may, at […]

Drafting a patent application, including the claims and specification, is generally considered to be an art rather than a skill because no set guidelines […]

Over the years the Indian Patent Office (IPO) has accumulated a huge backlog of pending patent applications. At present, the IPO is examining […]

DPS Parmar and Aniruddh Singh of LexOrbis discuss the pros and cons of ongoing sectoral reform. With the introduction of a comprehensive National […]

(For the calendar year 2016 to be submitted by March 31, 2017) This is again the time of the year to comply with […]

Co Authored by Omesh Puri, Managing Associate and  Divya Srinivasan, Associate Ericsson holds several patents in respect of telecom infrastructure equipment including 2G, […]

Many companies depend on the IP portfolio of their company in which patents play an important role. Even a well-researched and careful attempt […]