WORK PLAN FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN 2017-2019
WORK PLAN FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN 2017-2019 BETWEEN THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (NCIPR)/MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (MOC) OF THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA AND THE STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA On August 17, 2017 [1] the Intellectual Property Office of the Kingdom of Cambodia, on its online portal, released […]
Successful Completion of International Patent Drafting Competition 2017
IIPRD, along with Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys (K&K) and its eminent foreign associates, conducted Third edition of International Patent Drafting Competition (IPDC). IPDC was designed with an objective to test acumen and skill set of various practitioners pertaining to patent drafting that forms a critical part in patent lifecycle. IPDC aims to encourage people […]
Foreign Filing License Requirement
At various instances, an applicant or an inventor may require to file a patent application directly in a foreign country other than country of residence. There could be diverse reasons pertaining first filing in a foreign country, such as, non-patentable subject matter in country of residence, low market potential in country of residence, etc. In […]
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL’S PATENT ON CANCER DRUG VELCADE® UPHELD BY THE US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
On July 17, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the U.S. Patent No. 6,713,446 (“the ‘446 patent”) covering Takeda Pharmaceutical’s cancer drug Velcade® is valid and enforceable. The appellate court decision overturned an earlier 2015 decision from a US District Court which ruled the ‘446 patent was invalid […]
GST Implication on Intellectual Property
GST IMPLICATION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Once upon a time . . . Before the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime,the Union government exclusively used to levy tax on transactions relating to Intellectual Property (IP) rights if such were classified as services[1] (under Service Tax, Chapter V, Finance Act, 1994), while the State governments used to levy tax on […]
The Exclusivity of Brand Taglines
Brand taglines are catch phrases which serve to draw a connection for consumers with the business’ products and services, and the concerned brand in general. A particular sequence of words repetitively used in the promotion of a brand or business in relation to its products and services often finds a place in the associative memory […]
Headline: Dealing with John Doe Orders in India
Standfirst: In an effort to reduce piracy, the media and film industries are increasingly seeking John Doe orders against internet service providers, illegal unlicensed distributors and cable operators, say Amruta Mahuli, Abhijeet Deshmukh and Abhishek Pandurangi of Khurana and Khurana. Pullquote: “The injunctions on blocking of entire websites ought not be granted ‘unless it is demonstrated […]
IIPRD among top 100 Intellectual Property Blogs- FEEDSPOT
IIPRD, with great pleasure, is happy to announce that it has been ranked as one of the top 100 Intellectual Property Blogs writer from thousands of top Intellectual Property Blog writers on IP, Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights by Feedspot. IIPRD strives to ensure delivering and providing insights to the IP industry continuously and extensively to […]
International Patent Drafting Competition
Patents are a major area of business proficiency nowadays and recently in India too, it has become as important as marketing, finance, corporate governance, and manufacturing economics. India’s growing R&D operations have taken a beating due to lack of in-house professionals to file patents applications. Even then, the numbers clearly indicate that there is a […]
Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Patenting of Biological Inventions in India – Part I (Section – 6)
The Biological Diversity Act of 2002 (BDA) is a piece of Indian legislation which came into being in response to compliance with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to which India is a ratified member. In fact, India has taken the lead among developing and developed nations both in introducing substantive legislation in conformance with […]