SUPREME COURT RECALLS SUSPENSION OF LIMITATION PERIOD GRANTED DUE TO COVID 19

SUPREME COURT RECALLS SUSPENSION OF LIMITATION PERIOD GRANTED DUE TO COVID 19 The Supreme Court of India via its order dated September 23, 2021, has withdrawn its suo moto extension of limitation period with effect from October 2, 2021. While the court recalled its suo moto order of April 27, 2021 wherein an extension was… Continue reading SUPREME COURT RECALLS SUSPENSION OF LIMITATION PERIOD GRANTED DUE TO COVID 19

Patent Filing in India: An Invention’s way to Secure Rights!

Patent Filing in India: An Invention’s way to Secure Rights! INTRODUCTION (Why Patents?) The Indian law governing and safeguarding inventions is enshrined in the Patents Act, 1970. A patent provides a right to an inventor(s) to exclude others from exploiting the patented invention. Therefore, anyone other than the inventor cannot use, make or sell the… Continue reading Patent Filing in India: An Invention’s way to Secure Rights!

Compulsory License: A tool to help supplies cope up with demands in the crisis

Compulsory License: A tool to help supplies cope up with demands in the crisis In April, 2021 India got hit by the second wave of Corona Virus spread leaving lacs of people in its wake. For the past few days India has been reporting about 4 lac new cases every single day according to the… Continue reading Compulsory License: A tool to help supplies cope up with demands in the crisis

Pre-Grant Patent Opposition

Pre-Grant Patent Opposition Litigation for invalidating patents can be very lengthy and costly and therefore one way out of such long and expensive remedy is “Patent-opposition”. The Patents Act 1970, provides with two types of patent opposition i.e. “pre-grant” and “post-grant” under section 25 of the Act. The reason as to why these oppositions are… Continue reading Pre-Grant Patent Opposition

Consortium for Music Creators – WIPO

Consortium for Music Creators – WIPO On the 10th day of August 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced to release a consortium “WIPO for Creators” with an objective of achieving awareness of IP Rights for creators in all parts of the world. WIPO has come into an agreement with a Sweden based Music… Continue reading Consortium for Music Creators – WIPO