Section 8 of the Indian Patent Act: Neither an Idle Menace nor A Mere FormalityVarshney, Swati
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
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...
The act provides the guidelines relating to experimentation on animals for scientific purposes. It enshrines the provisions relating to the exhibition of the performing animals, and offences committed against the performing animals.Animals are protected under Sections 428 and 429 of the IPC. These pro...
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 ...
Patentability of medical devices The Patents Act grants a patent to 'inventions' which is "a new product or process involving an inventive step12 and capable of industrial application13." However, some innovations though falling within the definition of invention above, would not be considered to ...
Also section 64(1)(q) related to revocation mentions grant of patent to TK related matter as one of the grounds of revocation of patent at any time after grant till its life remains. Importance of TK in Indian and serious efforts of lawmakers to protect it are clear with inclusion of ...
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 ...
and in furtherance of which several bills have been from time to time introduced in both Houses of Congress. The enactment of a general law permitting the allotment in severalty, to such Indians, at least, as desire it, of a reasonable quantity of land secured to them by patent, and for...
United States Patent 9574195 Abstract: Provided herein are RNAi agents for inhibition of Chikungunya virus. The present disclosure provides RNAi agents for inhibition of Chikungunya virus, particularly by targeting the E2 gene and nsP1 gene or both of the Chikungunya virus; the RNAi agents comprising...