Recently there has been a perception, especially amongst the foreign multinational pharmaceutical companies that Indian Patent Act doesn't provide the adequate protection to inventions. Their belief basically flows from the fact that while inventions are patentable in developed jurisdictions like USA, ...
Sections 124A and 124Bhave been inserted. The controller may authorise an officer to be an AO for holding an inquiry and impose a penalty as per the Patents Act, 1970 after hearing the parties. Any person aggrieved by the order passed by the AO can...
Key Takeaways: Novelty is a fundamental requirement for obtaining a patent under the Indian Patent Act India and the principle of absolute novelty and anticipation test Assessing novelty involves evaluating the claims made in a patent application in
Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. The Council is the ...
or geographical origin of biological material used for an invention in the complete specification also forms a ground for pre- and post- grant opposition under clause (j) of Sections 25 (1) and 25 (2) respectively and Section 64(1)(p) relating to revocation of the Patents Act, 1970. To...
that section is not limited to actions seeking to compel the issuance of an allotment in the first instance. It serves also to protect 'the interests and rights of the Indian in his allotment or patent after he has acquired it.' * * * The deferred charges amount to a lien on the Indi...
XIII. Patent Protection The grant, revocation and regulation of patents takes place under the Patents Act of 1970 ("Patents Act") and is supported by the Patents Rule, 2003, ("Patents Rules"). Under the Patents Act, both products and processes are eligible for patents for a span of 20 ...
Historical Context of U.S. Bayh-Dole Act: Implications for Indian Government Funded Research Patent PolicyBayh-Doletech transfergovernment funded researchpatentsIPIndiaU.SWhile the broad outline of the rationale for the U.S. Bayh-Dole Act is generally well known, the details of the Act's ...
Innomantra (2011), “Patent portfolio of major indian automobile companies - An Indicative Measure of Innovation,” Innomantra Consulting P. Limited. 37. Kale, Dinar (2017). “Sources of innovation and technology capability development in the Indian automobile industry.” Institutions and Economies,...
The authors propose an amendment in Section 3(d) of the Indian Patent Act, 1970 and some steps that the patent office could take to promote nanotechnology patenting in India and in turn aid the nanotechnology industry growth in India.Nandekar, Ujwal Prabhakar...