Patent (Amendment) Rules 2017

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has amended Patent Rules 2003 with effect from 1st December 2017 called the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2017. The definition of “startup” under rule 2(FB) has been substituted with a new definition. A more liberal definition of the startup has been incorporated that can allow domestic as well as foreign […]

Internatioinal Patent Protection in Electronics & IT (SIP – EIT) Scheme by DIT

It is enriching to hear and read so much of focus going these days into Innovation at Grass Root and Startup level. With initiatives being taken at all levels by Stakeholders including FICCI, MSME, DIT, and NASSCOM, the next wave of the so-called Start-up innovation can really be envisioned. As has correctly been stated by […]