What Is Double Patenting? A Guide to ODP, Patent Rejections, and Terminal Disclaimers
Introduction: What Is Double Patenting and Why Does It Matter in Patent Prosecution What happens when you spend years creating your invention, file several patent applications protecting various elements of your invention, and finally receive an objection by the patent examiner that you are trying to patent the same invention twice? That is where double […]
Importance and Procedure of Conducting a Novelty Search
Introduction In the realm of obtaining a patent right, conducting a ‘novelty search’ stands as a crucial step for patent applicants or inventors seeking to secure patents. This ‘preliminary investigation stage’ is also known as a ‘patentability search’, that serves a pivotal role in determining whether an invention meets one of the primary and stringent […]
Nutraceutical Industry & Associated IP Rights
Introduction In the current world scenario, people started to give attention to health and related parameters. Subsequently, the healthcare sector has gained precedence and command over the market. The global nutraceutical market (including functional food, functional beverages, and dietary supplements) is anticipated to grow by 7.5% (CAGR) between 2022 and 2027, in which the United […]
Patent Searches- IIPRD’s Support Services
A patent ensures the protection of an invention for a limited period of time. Upon patenting an invention, a third party will be restricted from commercially exploiting or duplicating the invention in any manner. According to most patent laws around the world, several criteria must be satisfied in order to patent an invention. Such conditions may […]
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 […]
China’s Focus on Improving IPR Protection and Become Power House of IP
The history of Chinese intellectual property has only progressed intermittently. During Second World War, China had no system of Patent Protection. In 1980s, it became a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and started developing intellectual property laws that governed and protected the rights of Chinese inventions. There seem to be an evolution […]
IP Awareness Session Conducted at KJS College, Mumbai
Growth of a nation is majorly driven by the youth. Specifically for a country like India, that has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 years, it is crucial to have Intellectual Property (IP) Awareness in order to protect ingenious innovations. Khurana and Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys along with its […]
The Budding Patent Law in Myanmar
Myanmar, also known as Burma, a least developed country in mainland South-East Asia, is still in its embryonic phase of Intellectual Property Laws. The country is not presently a signatory to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property or any other treaty protecting patents. The Burma Patents and Designs (Emergency Provisions) Act 1946 […]