Having some similarities with that of the generic drug framework under the Hatch Waxman Act in the US, the initiation of China’s patent linkage system will affect the generic drug industry in China. Introducing PTE allows the extension of the 20-year term of the patent. This extension is done to... Read More
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December 7, 2020, 5:40 pm
A bilateral patent prosecution highway (PPH) pilot program has been implemented between the Indian patent office (IPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on December 05, 2019, for a period of three years. The guideline was framed by the patent offices and published on the website of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks. As per the guideline, the number of... Read More
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November 30, 2020, 5:55 pm
The fourth amendment of the Chinese Patent Law (CPL) has been approved by China's National People's Congress on October 17, 2020, which will take effect on June 01, 2021. After the 2008 amendments, China has approved the current amendments to the CPL. Below is a brief summary of the Top 5 Changes in the newly amended CPL.
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November 27, 2020, 9:57 am
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2020 dated October 19th, 2020. The Patent Amendment Rules, 2020 are effective from October 20th, 2020. The existing patent rules 21 and 131 (2) are revised in the present amendments and the revised rules modify the requirement of filing a priority... Read More
September 30, 2020, 5:44 pm
Geographical Indication (GI) is an Intellectual Property Right like any other IPR which is described in Article 22 of TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) Agreement as “indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristics of the... Read More
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July 25, 2020, 4:05 pm
The patent registration process in India involves numerous steps such as filing a patent application, publication of the patent application, examination of the patent application, grant of the patent application, and maintenance of the issued patent. The typical time period to receive the grant of the patent application in India is 4 -5 years. In India, the examination of... Read More
July 14, 2020, 10:59 pm
Filing a PCT National Phase patent application in India
The PCT national phase patent application has to be filed in India within thirty-one months from the priority date pursuant to rule 20 (3) and (4)(i) of the Indian Patents Rules... Read More
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April 30, 2020, 10:40 am
An individual or any other legal entity would decide to file a patent application to better leverage technical innovation. For a person or entity desirous of obtaining better leverage from their technical innovation, one thing they should definitely consider is the country(ies) where they wish to file an application and thereby secure patent protection. While doing so, a... Read More
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March 28, 2020, 5:59 pm
PARTIES
The Plaintiffs are Nippon Steel & Sumitomoto Metal Corporation is a large steel producing company.
The Defendants Kishor D. Jain who is involved in the business of trading in steel
BRIEF FACTS
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June 27, 2019, 4:27 pm
INTRODUCTION: Chinese telecom giant Huawei faced heat from the ongoing trade war between the US and China, as the company has been barred from seeking any patent relief in the domicile of the US. Macro Rubio, US senator for Florida has put forward an amendment in the proposed US Senate legislation for the purpose of disallowing companies from seeking any... Read More