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September 27, 2023, 4:05 pm

WHAT IS A PATENT? – AN INTRODUCTIONA Patent is said to be an Intellectual Property Right (IPR) which grants a legal right to the owner of an invention or innovation to have the sole and exclusive right to exploit a new creation. Any person other than the patent owner is legally barred from producing, selling or e...Read More

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September 27, 2023, 10:23 am

IntroductionA patent is an exclusive right granted to the inventor of an invention to forbid others from using, making, selling, or otherwise commercially exploiting the invention. It is granted by the respective governments, for a particular span to incentivise inventors and promote creativity. To grant a patent, the g...Read More

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September 23, 2023, 3:38 pm

IntroductionThe President of India gave his approval to the “Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021”, which led to the IPAB’s (“Intellectual Property Appellate Board”) abolition. As a result of this modification, IPAB proceedings will once more f...Read More

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September 19, 2023, 12:21 pm

Sports is an activity which, since time immemorial, has drawn the attention and passion of people from all over the world while also providing unlimited trade and commercial opportunities. The sports industry is responsible for creating plethora of employment opportunities while also having a major hand in creating communities of players and fans across the world. The sports industry has a growi...Read More

September 18, 2023, 4:53 pm

IntroductionCompetition law and intellectual property laws (IP laws) appear to be two quite distinct topics. However, it appears that the two’s interactions occasionally overlap and clash. IP laws grant exclusivity and monopolistic rights in order to preserve the free and open nature of the market, but competition...Read More

August 28, 2023, 7:01 pm

Patentable InventionSection 13 of the Patents Act 1994 stipulates that an invention is patentable if it is novel, involves an inventive step and is capable of industrial appl...Read More

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August 25, 2023, 6:58 pm

INTRODUCTIONRecently, in 2020, we encountered a movement named ‘Black Lives Matter’ not only on social media platforms but at the ground level also. The aim of this social and political decentralized movement was to bring justice, healing, and freedom to Black people in different nations ...Read More

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August 24, 2023, 6:38 pm

IntroductionThe subject of gene patenting has always received wide attention of policy makers worldwide. This article briefly discusses the present stance of Gene Patenting in India and Judicial position of the same. Numerous ethical questions have already been raised regarding the impact of such patents on the ...Read More

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August 16, 2023, 11:11 am

IntroductionIn Saudi Arabia Patent Licensing is a crucial aspect of Intellectual Property Rights. It enables/ allows the inventors and patent holders to provide permission to others to use, produce or sell their patented products or processes. This licensing system of Saudi Arabia is governed by Law no. 159 - the Patents, La...Read More

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August 11, 2023, 6:28 am

IntroductionOver the past few decades, medical science has advanced in leaps and bounds. Today not only can we diagnose genetic disorders in a fetus but we can also treat them inside the womb . However, parallelly lies the reality of designer babies-where the parents ensure that a given embryo has predetermin...Read More

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August 8, 2023, 1:31 pm

IntroductionOver the past few decades, medical science has advanced in leaps and bounds. Today not only can we diagnose genetic disorders in a fetus but we can also treat them inside the womb . However, parallelly lies the reality of designer babies-where the parents ensure that a given embryo has prede...Read More

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August 7, 2023, 2:31 pm

IntroductionThe World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) defines a patent as “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”. For Patent related...Read More

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August 3, 2023, 11:10 am

IntroductionDespite tremendous progress in the implementation of institutional Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection, China, one of the world's largest modern economies, still has problems enforcing...Read More

July 31, 2023, 11:42 am

IntroductionUI/UX design is among several non-technical roles in the tech industry that do not necessitate any coding or programming expertise. As outlined by the Columbia School for Engineering and Applied Science, the major constituents of UI and UX design encompass various crucial aspects. UX design invol...Read More

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July 8, 2023, 1:30 pm

IntroductionIn essence, patents are monopolistic rights given by the government of the nation to the owner of the invention in any field to make, use, manufacture, and market the invention, provided the invention satisfies certain requirements stipulated within the law, and such rights are granted for a limited per...Read More

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