Editorial Staff
Doing research with a patented product? Research Exemption under Patent Law
The Patents Act, 1970 was framed keeping in mind the vulnerable position of an inventor but exemptions are as important as granting exclusive rights to the inventor. Both granting of exclusive rights and exemptions play a significant role in the progress of science and technology; while the former…
Patentability of 3D Printed Human Organs
We would have all come across the concept of organ transplants which has actually become a common phenomenon given the tremendous evolution in science and technology; hold on to that thought, and couple it with the invention of 3D printing, a booming technology that can be used to manufacture…
Post-mortem rights of publicity in India. A matter of grave importance
Once a person becomes famous, then they are constantly in the eyes of the public. In the age of the internet they have become more of a product for mass consumption than an individual. This is where the right of publicity comes into play, right of publicity or personality rights is the right of a…
SPORTS – Intellectual Property has got your back!
Gone are those days where sports were played as a result of passion and recreation. No one considered sports as a profession or a career. Today, it has become a huge business opportunity where people can mint money. The number of people who make a life out of sport has increased manifold in recent…
Ambush Marketing: Infringement in Disguise
Ambush marketing is the hottest-trending market strategy used by companies to advertise and promote their brands in covert ways. The concept is more prevalent and popular among sporting events where companies capitalize to advertise themselves on the events, in which they are not an official…
Think before you ink! Copyright and tattoos
The evolution of tattoos is as interesting as the art itself; it was the during the voyages for the discovery of new worlds that the Europeans came across natives having these permanent designs of themselves. These later became a rage in Europe, which later died down to be used by criminals as well…
Plant Breeder’s Rights and Intellectual Property!
Intellectual Property Rights are basically assumed to protect everything from original plays and novels to inventions and company trademarks. So the concept of Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) might seem a little strange. The main reason is that Intellectual Property rights were not originally extended…
Patenting Human Genes
Science and technology has witnessed prodigious advancements which have led to modern evolution and discoveries in the field of medicine. One of such revelations would be the discovery of Genes, the basic physical and functional unit of heredity, made up of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Scientist…
Let them eat cake? Did the Controller of Patents turn a blind eye to the poor in the recent refusal of Compulsory License?
It was before the French Revolution that when the peasants went to their queen, Marie Antoinette to spill their grievances that she said “if the people didn't have bread let them eat cake”. This analogy has been used whenever any authority has waived the grievances of the poor stating that they had…
Indian Patent Office rejects compulsory license application for AstraZeneca’s Saxagliptin
Patents are generally granted to encourage inventions and to protect the rights of the inventor. However, the Indian Patent Act serves to strike a balance between protecting the rights of the inventor and making such patented products available to people at large for the betterment of the society,…