Introduction TRIPS stands for agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of intellectual property rights. It is a multilateral agreement between the member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the protection of intellectual property rights and their recognition across jurisdictions. The TRIPS agreement inhibited unethical trade… Read More »Have TRIPS Flexibilities Made Medicine More Accessible?
Introduction A tax is a compulsory fee or financial charge levied by a government on an individual or an organization to raise revenue for public works. According to Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) in their study module on IPR- Law and Practice for… Read More »How Do You Tax A Patent?
Why Is This Case Under Discussion? Recently, The Supreme Court of the USA declined a writ petition filed by American Axle and Manufacturing (AAM) in a bid to revive its patented technology for quieting driveshaft noise. Such rejection was quite unexpected, especially since the SC… Read More »Case Note: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., v. Neapco Holdings LLC (2022)
Patentability Requirements in India A patent is an exclusive right granted to the original inventor for his invention. The invention can be a process or a product. Section 2(1) (j) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 defines an ‘invention’ as any new product or process which involves an inventive… Read More »Patentability Requirements in India, the USA, and the EU
What Exactly is Happening Here? Nokia currently holds the rights to Standard-Essential Patents in the German market for UI/UX designs. In November 2018, it was reported that a multi-year patent licensing agreement had been signed between Oppo and Nokia. There was no disclosure about the… Read More »Why Did Oppo and OnePlus Phones Get “Banned” in Germany?
Can You Patent A Business Method? Imagine yourself as an inventor. You’ve heavily invested in your own unique clothing website. Your website has a special feature: your customers can feel the fabric of whatever product they want to purchase. For this, you’ve have used sophisticated… Read More »How Do You Patent A Business Method?
Introduction A Patent is a form of Intellectual Property Right, which are rights of ownership on something which you invented, created or innovated using your mind’s intellect. These creations, being unique and of economic value are to be owned exclusively by its creator, to prevent… Read More »How Do You Patent Living Organisms in Europe?
Introduction You’ve developed a drug or medicine. You’ve spent years developing it, spent practically all of your financial resources on it, and now have a 20-year patent on it. Imagine this scenario: Before the company generates significant income and profits, the period expires, and the… Read More »What is a Patent Cliff?
Why? What? When? How? These are some of the most used words in John’s dictionary. He’s pretty curious about the workings behind what happens in his life, and many of those have to do with the inventions and the workings of intellectual property in the… Read More »Can Mathematical Methods be Patented? | IP Conversations
What is Section 21 of the Patents Act? When a patent applicant does not comply with all the requirements as mandated by the statute within the prescribed time, the application is deemed to have been abandoned. For a long time this “deemed to be abandoned”… Read More »Can “Deemed To Be Abandoned” Patents Be Revived?
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