Monthly Round UP-October, 2020
A. Notable Developments: 1. Annual Report 2018-2019[1] An overall increase of 15% in the filing of applications for various IPRs as...
Saumya Kapoor
Nov 26, 2020
You do not own your tattoos !!
The art of tattoos has been practiced since the Neolithic age. The earliest evidence till date of tattoos on a human body were found on...
Neetika Gandhi
Nov 25, 2020
India: PPH Between India and Japan, 2nd Year Notification for 100 requests released by the IPO
On November 23, 2020, the Indian Patent Office released the second year notification inviting Applicants to file 100 PPH requests under...
Shivarpita Nailwal
Nov 23, 2020
Amending and deleting patent claims – the view from India
The Indian Patent Act sets out clear provisions on how to amend patent claims, while the Patent Amendment Rules 2016 allow claims to be...
Saumya Kapoor
Nov 19, 2020
Redbull's fight for “wings”; IPAB dismisses Red Bull’s petition for not being a “Person Aggrieved”
The Hon’ble Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in the case of Red Bull AG v. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited & Ors., dismissed...
Vrinda Sehgal
Nov 13, 2020
India: IPO issues abandonment notice in multiple cases despite suspension orders from Supreme Court
In order to contain the effect of the nationwide lockdown on Intellectual Property matters in India, the Indian Intellectual Property...
Garima Sethi
Nov 12, 2020
SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS TASTE SUCCESS IN REGISTERING PATENTS IN INDIA
“We don’t have a choice whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it.” This phrase by author Erik Qualman demonstrates...
Ankita Sabharwal
Nov 11, 2020
Supreme Court Affirms: Any Stay Granted By A Court Automatically Expires Within Six Months
In the recent case of Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Pvt Ltd. & Another v. CBI, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India vide...
Vrinda Sehgal
Nov 9, 2020
INDIA: PATENTS (2nd AMENDMENT) RULES IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE OFFICIAL FEE FOR SMALL ENTITY
The Indian Patent Office on November 6, 2020, notified the Patents (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2020 which have come into force from November...
Shivarpita Nailwal
Nov 8, 2020
PATENTS IN THE AUTOMOBILE SECTOR: Need for smart patenting technologies for smart automobiles
Inventions in the field of automobiles have come a long way from the steam-powered automobiles to electric and driverless vehicles paving...
Neetika Gandhi
Nov 6, 2020
