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Whether to patent the vaccine or to protect it as a trade secret?

October 23, 2020 Gaurav Mishra 0

Mr. Noisy has a start up named M/s Susan Private Ltd. based out of Bangalore and the strart up is involved in medical innovation in […]

IP hot shorts in September 2020

October 21, 2020 Sushmita Ray 0

It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]

SISVEL International S.A.. v. Haier Deutschland GmbH, BGH, 05 May 2020 – KZR 36/17

October 8, 2020 Ysabelle Chan 0

Sisvel v Haier, is the first post-Huawei/ZTE ruling in Germany which tackles the issue of Standard Essential Patent (“SEP”) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) […]

Prior user right in patent law

October 6, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 10

No! Don’t confuse the title of this post “rights of a prior user” with the “prior user” of the Indian trademark law. Here we are […]

Global ‘FRAND’liness (license) over a standardized technology: is it a reality?

September 17, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 0

The German court (Mannheim) recently allowed an injunction in favor of Nokia to prevent Daimler from the unauthorized use of their SEP in Germany. The […]

The IP EXPO-Guidelines for Junior Inventors

September 12, 2020 Shuvam Bhattacharya 0

Hello IPholics! Here is some information about the Junior Inventors Event at the IP Expo along with associated guidelines.We know that the name of the […]

Patenting in space: what we already know and moving forward from there

September 8, 2020 Pragya Sharma 0

Carl Cristo’s, “Science soars like an eagle however law drags on like a turtle” somehow describes the current state of space invention patenting. It’s a […]

Role of intellectual property in tackling the climate change issues

September 5, 2020 Tanya Sharma 0

“The time is not past when humankind thought it could selfishly draw on exhaustible resources. We know how the world is not a commodity”. Francois […]

Why a utility model law is needed in India now more than ever!

August 25, 2020 Gaurav Mishra 0

Utility models are referred to by many names such as petty patents, minor patents, short-term inventions and innovation patents among others. Utility models are not […]

Patent Versus Trade Secret Conundrum

July 22, 2020 Namrata Dubey 2

IntroductionInventors often face difficulty while choosing a protection regime for their inventions which simultaneously ensures a competitive edge. The two equally confusing options fulfilling this […]

Basics of SEP in light of the recent German court’s decision

July 17, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 3

I have earlier researched, discussed and talked about Standard Essential Patents (SEP), however, I have never penned down my thoughts on this topic until now! […]

Can the “Method of preparation” introduced by the US Courts become an exception to Section 3(i) of Indian Patent Law?

July 12, 2020 Vidushi Bhardwaj 0

The TRIPS agreement being an International Agreement, sets out for its signatory nations the minimum standards of protection to be provided in respect of the […]

Failure to obtain foreign filing permit in India – illegality or irregularity?

July 10, 2020 Gaurav Mishra 2

A very interesting question was recently put across to a wide audience group. The questioner sought inputs on whether an applicant based out of India […]

Public disclosure of the invention is safer than a secret use: Loopholes in the patent law

July 8, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 1

Secret use of an invention before filing a patent application could amount to public use and such public use of the invention would be beyond […]

A case of a permanent injunction filed by one patentee against another patentee

June 19, 2020 Charu Srivastava 5

What we usually discuss in patent classes is about enforcement of the patent rights by the patentee against any person under Section 48 of the […]

Fast track patenting in India: An overview of IPO-JPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program

June 12, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 1

Fast track patenting in India is slowly becoming a trend now. Starting with a first set of initiatives to fast track examinations of patent applications […]

Competition Law versus Patent Law – The Monsanto Conundrum

June 8, 2020 Shatrunjay Bose 0

Back in 2010, while reading about genetically modified cotton and Brinjals in a biology lecture, I became aware of Monsanto. Monsanto has been a pioneer […]