Pre-grant patent opposition in India
February 18, 2020PatentsIndia,Pre-Grant Opposition,Patent Opposition
The pre-grant opposition can be filed by anyone at any time from the date of publishing of the patent application in the patent journal up to its grant. To initiate a Pre-Grant Opposition, the aggrieved party must submit their opposition representation, in writing to the Controller. This submission may be supported with additional and relevant evidence to substantiate the claims made therein.
Nei Patent ; Nei Infringement
October 11, 2019PatentsDelhi HC,India,patents,pharmaceutical
Upon a thorough examination, the Court concluded that if a patent has not been renewed, no action for infringement would lie. Similarly, once the patent is published, no infringement action can be filed until the patent is granted, though damages can be sought with effect from the date of publication. Thus, the continuation of an injunction, even for a day, would not be permissible once the patent is revoked.
Significant changes brought about by the Indian Patent Amendment Rules, 2019
December 17, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,PatentsPatent Amendments
The following are the significant changes which were brought about by the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2018 and subsequently published in the Official Gazette. It came into force on December 4, 2018.
Groundless/Baseless legal threat of infringement of trademarks in India
August 17, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designs,CopyrightsInfringement,Litigation
The Indian Trademark Law grant exclusive rights to the trademark owner. The exclusivity here indicates that the trademark owner has the liberty to utilize his/her trademarks without any external interferences. The Indian Trademark Laws grants bundle of rights to the trademark holders and the rights of every trademark owner includes the right to commence and prosecute a legal action against infringement of his/her rights in a trademark. It is important that the action taken by the trademark…
Customs Recordal in India – Averting the cross-border movement of infringing goods
June 6, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designscustoms recordal
To record an IP right with the Customs, a right holder must submit an application in writing with the necessary documents and information.
A brief analysis of the Annual Report 2016-17 of the Indian Intellectual Property Office
May 3, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designs,CopyrightsIP India,Annual Reports
The Annual Report 2016-2017, released by the Office of the CGPDTM has provided a detailed report of the recent changes in India’s IP regime. This post is a brief summary of the said report and an analysis of whether the recent changes have contributed in achieving the goal of the National IPR Policy 2016 which is ‘Creative India; Innovative India’.
Acting in Dual Capacity- Barred by law?
April 10, 2018Domain Names,Copyrights,Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designsdual capacity
As we all know, advocates and solicitors ought to obtain a power of attorney from their clients including non-resident clients, in order to facilitate the Advocate’s firm or Solicitor’s firm to act in its professional capacity for the client. Many a time, besides acting as Constituted Attorneys i.e. power of attorney holders, advocates also act as the advocates on record.
Why Startups need to protect their Intellectual Property before disclosing it
September 26, 2017Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designs,CopyrightsProtection,Startup
your Start-up would revolve around your IP in one way or the other and managing and protecting the same might actually decide the ground for you.
Automation of generation and issuance of patent grant e-certificates in India
July 25, 2017PatentsNews,Registration
The generation of all patents granted post July 03, 2017 shall be automated and sent by email.
Restoration of a lapsed patent in India
July 25, 2017PatentsRestoration
A patent granted in India lapses when the patentee fails to pay the renewal fee within the given time.