Analysing the Legality and Ethical Debates Surrounding Biological Patents
In today’s day and age, scientific innovations are developing at a breakneck speed. A lion’s share of this development is facilitated by the biotechnology sector. In a broad sense, biotechnology can be defined as an area in biology that uses biological elements and living organisms to create products for commercial purposes. Such products may include […]
Converse Wins Shoe Design Patent Claim against Steve Madden
Recently, the United States District Court of Massachusetts denied Steve Madden’s petition to dismiss part of the design patent infringement claim raised by Converse Inc. Steve Madden (“Madden”) is a major manufacturer and retailer of apparel, footwear, belts, handbags, and accessories, while Converse Inc., (“Converse”) is a major footwear company.Converse filed a suit complaining that the design […]
Patent Inventorship under Indian Patent Act
The legal standard for inventorship is used to decide who can be identified as an inventor in a patent application. Inventorship is defined differently in different jurisdictions; in this blog, we’ll look at how it’s defined in Indian law. Who qualifies as an inventor? Under Indian law, an inventor is someone who has contributed to […]
Patentability of Food Recipes and the Section 3(e) Challenge
Introduction Recently, the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks granted a patent to a ragi walnut soup mix prepared by the 52-year old woman, Shubhangi Patil. In terms of preparation, it is similar to other ready-to-eat soup mixes available in the market but what makes it different from the rest is […]
Patents and Public Health
Introduction Patents and public health is the most relevant topic of discussion when the whole world is fighting against the global pandemic, Covid-19. It is no doubt that granting patent protection to a drug is important and serves many purposes, but can we put the lives of millions of people at stake in this time […]
Trident Limited Granted Patent For “Fabric and Method of Manufacturing Fabric” by European Patent Office
The flagship company of the Trident Group headquartered in Punjab, Trident Limited, which mainly deals with the manufacture of textiles and paper has been granted a patent for “Fabric and Method of Manufacturing Fabric” by the European Patent Office (EPO). The grant of the patent was published in the European Patent Bulletin on 13.01.2021. In […]
Innovation in France amidst COVID-19: A Step toward a Greener Future
It started in 2015 when representatives of 196 state parties at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC in Le Bourget, near Paris, France agreed to fight climate change by keeping the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C and signed Paris Agreement. Though some countries took it lightly and […]
Innovation in France amidst COVID-19: A Step toward a Greener Future
It started in 2015 when representatives of 196 state parties at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC in Le Bourget, near Paris, France agreed to fight climate change by keeping the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C and signed Paris Agreement. Though some countries took it lightly and […]
Patent Laws On Genes & Gene Sequencing
A gene can be referred to as a unit of hereditary information occupying a fixed position on a chromosome[1]. Scientists consider genes as a person’s book of life containing insights and information about her character. Many even consider that one’s genetic code can contain vital information about that person’s future. Such considerations and conceptualizations are […]
Patent Box Regime in the UK
The Patent Box is a special corporate tax regime in which the patent revenues are taxed differently from other commercial revenues. This was first introduced in Ireland in the early 1970s wherein there was an absolute relief of tax from licenses that were patented in Ireland. The United Kingdom introduced a Patent Box scheme in […]