By Amishi Sodani Abstract: This article explains the interplay between startups and Intellectual Property Rights, emphasizing the benefits to start-ups upon receiving intellectual property protection. It discusses the important Intellectual Property Rights that affect startups that are, patents, trademarks, industrial designs and trade secrets. The article also discusses the significance and relevance of building an[…read more ]
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 ]
By: Ms Dhanada Deshpande. Recently, there has been a steady increase in patent filing and granting trends in the biotechnological field. Apart from meeting the patentability criteria of novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability, the subject matter of the invention should contain matter which is not excluded by clauses 3(b), (c), (d), (e), (h), (i),[…read more ]