Why your Pharmaceutical business needs Patent and trademark during COVID

The COVID 19 Pandemic has taken the entire globe by the storm. With the number of positive cases increasing day-by-day, it has become an invincible need to find a solution that helps the entire country overcome this phase. Leading the number of cases in the second position, Gujarat has gained the attention of the entire[…read more ]

Understanding the Patent services and why they are important

Industry experts often say, ‘It’s all about an idea’. Having said this, protecting an idea can undoubtedly be called the most important task, soon after having it. This is when patent services in Gujarat come into the picture. Seeing the fast-paced growth of Ahmedabad, the city has emerged as a new hub not just in[…read more ]

Patent vs Exclusivity for Pharmaceutical Industry

The evolution of new Pharmaceuticals requires a huge investment of time, resource, human efforts. Usually, Research & Development of a new pharmaceutical molecule prescribes for 10- 15 years and one of every thousand entities reached to market as it has pass-through stringent pre-clinical, clinical and regulatory approval process. To protect rights of Innovator and to[…read more ]

India-Japan Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)-Fast Track Patent Prosecution Programme

Cabinet’s Approval to Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme across India & Japan Indian Patent office has paved a way for international patent applications by approving their 1st Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program with the Japan patent office. The amendment of patent rules 2003 as per the notification of September 2019, has encouraged innovation by allowing[…read more ]

Software Copyright Registration

Copyrighting Computer Programs in India Creation is the most significant factors for the development of an economy. Creations like that of literary works viz. dramatic work, artistic work, sound recordings and computer expressions in the form of codes or any other form which is readable by hardware or any electronic medium can be protected through[…read more ]

CPhI wordwide event at Frankfurt Germany on 5-7 November 2019

CPhI Worldwide, the world’s largest Pharma Exhibition is about happening on 5th, 6th & 7th of November at Frankfurt, Germany. Please visit the CPhI website for more details. You can schedule a  meeting Mr Sanjaykumar Patel, Founder & Principal IP Attorney at EXCELON IP, at CPhI Frankfurt event to consult on developing an IP Strategy[…read more ]

Patent Infringement under the Doctrine of Equivalents

How can we estimate Infringement under the Doctrine of Equivalents (DOE)? You are still infringing the patent, even if you are not using the same features of any patent under the Doctrine of Equivalents. When it is about patent infringement, people generally consider literal infringement. However, it cannot be the case every time. It is[…read more ]

What are “Well Known” Trademarks?

In simple language, well-known marks receive extra protection and are safeguarded against infringement of trademarks. Trademarks other than well-known trademarks provides for protection in a certain specific geographical area and to a certain extent in terms of products whereas well-known trademarks enjoy protection across the country and across different categories of goods and services. The[…read more ]