Basics Of Patent Law In India

Patent law has been formulated with an objective to promote and protect the inventions and methods. The object of granting a patent is to encourage and develop science, technology and industry. A patent can be defined as a grant of exclusive rights to an inventor over his invention for a limited period of time. The exclusive rights conferred include the right to make, use, exercise, sell or distribute the invention in India. The term of a patent is twenty years, after the expiry of which, the invention would fall into the public domain.

Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Patent Infringement Invalidity Regulatory Law Pharmaceutical

In the case of Les Laboratoires Servier and Another v KRKA Polska SP.ZO.O. and Another [2006], the claimants made an application for an interim injunction to prevent the marketing and distribution of a drug which they claimed infringed their patent. The claimant companies were in the business of manufacturing and researching pharmaceutical products. The first claimant was the second largest French pharmaceutical company worldwide, and the second claimant was a wholly owned subsidiary that marketed and researched such products within the UK.

Commercial Litigation - Patent Infringement in the UK by Defendant

The case of Celem SA and Another v Alcon Electronics PVT Ltd [2006] concerned jurisdictional issues relating to patent infringement. The claimant companies were engaged in the manufacture of components for the electrical induction heating market, and were the holders of a European patent in relation to certain capacitors.

Patent, Trademark And Copyright - The Differences

Patent, trademark, copyright - we hear these three terms very frequently. This article attempts to explain the differences.

Patenting - An Overview For New Inventors

If you are serious about an idea and want to see it turned into a fully fledged invention, it is essential to obtain some form of patent protection, at least to the 'patent pending' status. Without that, it is unwise to advertise or promote the idea, as it is easily stolen. More than that, businesses you approach will not take you seriously - as without the patent pending status your idea is just that - an idea.

Patent Technology Landscapes

Patent Technology Landscapes are the high-level visualization of large set of patent dataset specific to a particular technology. A patent landscape contains various other 2-D and 3-D technology graph to represent the various emerging, high-growth, mid-growth and low-growth areas in a particular technology, or across technology. It is helpful in extrapolating the concentration and trends of invention with large technology segments.

Growing Need of Competitive Technological Intelligence

With the beginning of globalization, lower production costs and escalating production, competitiveness has become a necessity in the new information society. Knowledge has become the key corporate asset which enables companies to maintain their market competitiveness. Presently, companies are involved in various types of intelligence such as competitive, strategic, economic and business intelligence.

Patent History, Part II

The Patent Act was further amended in 1836, when it was realized that a more thorough description was needed; without a thorough description of the invention, it was harder to file a lawsuit against someone accused of illegally using the patent. After this amendment was made to the way in which patents are described, the patent act underwent major changes in 1836. These changes were the result of complaints lodged against patented items, which were not found to be new ideas. Eventually, the patent laws were changed to reflect that an invention had to be novel. Another component of the law was changed during 1836, with the removal of patent rules stating that a person from another country ....

Patent Laws Defined, Part I

This article will break down some of the laws that a patent carries. An Overview of Patent Laws These laws are difficult for a non-lawyer to understand, but not impossible. The patent laws administered by the Patent and Trademark Office are contained within Title 35 of the United States Code. The USPTO oversee the laws dedicated to patents. Title 35 of the United States Code is further divided into four parts:

Impact of Product Patent on FDI in Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

An Ordinance on Patents (Third) Amendment was promulgated by the Government on December 26, 2004 to make the Indian patents law WTO compliant and to fulfill India’s commitment under TRIPS to introduce product patent protection for Drugs, Food and Chemicals with effect from January 1, 2005. The new Patent regime brings both opportunities and challenges to the domestic pharma industry. Even larger Indian companies lack the financial muscle to be major international player in basic R&D, that involves discovery of new chemical entities (NCEs). They would be helped by the government's decision not to restrict patenting to NCEs. The Patent Ordinance issued recently defines the term patentability as per the TRIPS guidelines but does not exclude patenting of incremental inventions like new drug delivery systems, polymorphs etc, brightening the chances of Indian companies to benefit from the patent regime, but it may act as a disincentive for the international Pharma firms to invest in India. So we can anticipate that product patent is going to have a very little impact on the FDI scenario in a country like India.

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Penal Reform in Oaxaca, Mexico

Oaxaca is one of a few Mexican states spearheading a move towards dramatically amending the penal code from the longstanding inquisitorial Napoleonic tradition, to the British, Canadian and American model characterized by the presumption of innocence, oral testimony and a truly impartial third party arbiter. Comments by both attorneys and judges at the conclusion of a recent mock trial in Oaxaca demonstrate the extent of change being proposed. The author's subsequent commentary questions the appropriately of such sweeping reform at this state in the development of Mexico.