Digitalization of Patent Prosecution, using Blockchain & AI

Digitalization Of Patent Prosecution, Using Blockchain & Ai By Sucheta Chatterjee Sethi The patent prosecution has developed over the years with the advancement in technology. The changes in the representation of the invention before the patent office can map to three periods in which the invention came to materialize, textualize, and digitalize. Transformation of patent[…read more ]

Transformation Of Biotechnology: From A Non-commercial Science To A Commercial Science

By: Jinita Patel Biotechnology today plays a vital role in all areas of pharmaceutical science, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, stem cell-related research embryology, and cell biology, bioremediation, and biodegradation.  Biotechnology covers the area of technology associated with living organisms. Broadly defined, biotechnology includes any technique that uses living organisms or parts of organisms to[…read more ]

IP AND COUNTERFEIT REGULATIONS IN INDIA: SEEKING PROFITS IN TIMES OF HARDSHIPS?

BY DEBARGHA MUKHERJEE The Global Pandemic which has brought a world to a standstill. The world has witnessed a rise in the creation of counterfeit products in recent times especially in the medical domain viz. medicines, drugs, etc. This has caused distress to both the sellers and the buyers, thereby disrupting the supply chain. Counterfeit[…read more ]

AI AND INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM: AN OVERVIEW

By M. Subhadra                                                     Introduction  “Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.” – Stephen Hawking When people come across the term artificial intelligence they take it to be a reference made to robots. Movies have[…read more ]

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

By Kartikey GaurINTRODUCTIONA geographical indication is a symbol used in products with a specific local origin andincludes attributes or reputations of that origin. It is given mainly to agricultural,natural, artificial, handicrafts from a particular local area. Geographical Indicators (GI)are one of the IPR types that identify as good as originating in a particular country, orregion[…read more ]

PATENT INFRINGEMENT

By Riya Jain A patent is an invention-based legal document that defines and provides the bearer with exclusive rights to exclude others from producing, selling, or distributing such an invention. The violation of these exclusive rights of the patent holder is known as patent infringement. The Indian Patent Act, 1970 (IPA), though has not explicitly[…read more ]

Provisions Governing Copyright Over Memes

By Palak Rambhiya  Definition of Meme- An element of a culture or system of behavior passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means. An image, audio, video, text, etc., typically entertaining/comic in nature, is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations. A meme is a concept or[…read more ]

Patentability of Biotechnological Invention in India

By Excelon IP A patent is a right or licenses conferred to the patentee by the government authority for a period of 20 years to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. Indian patent system defines three criteria for patentable subject matter: Novelty, New Invention, and Industrial applicability. The patent system allows patent[…read more ]

Patent Analytics – A Smart Approach to Secure One’s Invention

By Chayan Bhattacharya University College of Science and Technology Introduction: A patent is recognizing the originality of the creation of an individual or an institution or an organization. This right allows the processing, using, or selling of their design or invention in a secured way for a specified period. Patent analytics emphasis on elaborate researching[…read more ]