Patent Pools: When Rivals Share Patents to Drive Innovation
Today’s world sees IPR as the most stringent weapon of the competition. Companies spend a lot of their time and energy in developing technologies, protecting their patents and inventions from rivals. However, some of the companies tend to take another route to the same destination by sharing their patents known as patent pool. Concepts like […]
Intellectual Property Rights in Digital Advertising: A Legal Analysis and Strategies
Introduction Advertising is a powerful tool that allows businesses to communicate their vision, value, and product to the consumers. Conventionally, it was just limited to mass media platforms such as ads in newspapers, pamphlets, radio, or television, where content was limited to a local level and easy to control. But presently, advertising has undergone drastic […]
From Code to Characters: IPR in Gaming Industry
Introduction The gaming industry has experienced exceptional growth in recent years, embracing as a crucial position in the global marketplace. This noticeable surge brings with it both opportunities and challenges. This blog helps in understanding the multiple role that IPR plays in safeguarding the rights of gaming sector. Other than the legal framework, IPR also […]
Virtual Reality Technology: Innovations and Applications
INTRODUCTION Being applicable in many ways virtual reality or VR has now revolutionized several industries or had a new improved version altogether. Virtual reality (VR) is applied to gaming and entertainment going through 360 videos and narrative storytelling. Virtual reality (VR) enhances learning in training and education through creating virtual classrooms and educational simulation. Healthcare […]
Patent Examination Process In India
INTRODUCTION In India the stages of the patent examination include the steps that must be followed to obtain a patent from the time an application is filed till the time the authority grants or rejects it. The following is a brief glance at the major stages of the patent examination process in India[i]: Filing of […]
AI: Creator or Copier?
Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the biggest game-changers in recent years because of the innovative technologies that it has set forth. AI systems are becoming prominent from healthcare to entertainment now, based on the ability to learn new things, adapt to new situations and most of all the ability to produce […]
Patent Monetization
Introduction In the present era of knowledge economy, the ways for protection, management, and use of intellectual property or IP are a fundamental aspect for most of the business organizations irrespective of the field in which they operate. Of all the forms of IP, patents are considered to be one of the most effective means […]
The Changing Jurisdictional Journey of Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law
Introduction Competition law and intellectual property rights (IPR) are like two different sides of the same coin, as they both work to ensure vibrancy in the market and promote consumer welfare. Yet, despite having a common point, they sometimes contradict each other’s jurisdiction. In the legal world, competition law and IPR law are often represented […]
Grant of Compulsory License in India: Its Provisions and Need in Several Industries in India.
Introduction As per World Intellectual Property Rights, a Patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed […]
Preserving Indigenous Wisdom In The Digital Age: The Significance Of Traditional Knowledge Digital library
Introduction Indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage are at a critical crossroads in a world that is embracing digital innovations and technological advancements at a rapid pace. The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library is one outstanding project that aims to close the gap between tradition and modernity (TKDL). This innovative project ensures that indigenous communities’ priceless knowledge […]