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April 13, 2021

PATENT LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS : A RUN-THROUGH

As a common belief, around 80% of the technological and scientific information contained in patents is not published anywhere else. There are literally millions of published patents and patent applications that are available for review to the public. This overwhelming treasure of information would only useful be when critical and relevant references in the given subject matter are identified and analyzed in a manner that provides information for actionable decision making. Patent Landscape Analysis; is the proven multistep process to parse...

Blog, Patent

March 23, 2021

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 at a better footing in terms of cost and time is because these proceedings are time bound. As per section 25(1) read with Rule 55 of the Patents Act,...

Blog, Intellectual Property

March 10, 2021

Bill to abolish IPAB submitted in the Indian Parliament

On 13th February 2021, the Government of India introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that was titled as the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021. Through the introduction of this Bill, the Government is seeking to abolish various tribunals (including the Intellectual Property Appellate Board) and transfer their functions back to the country’s High Courts. The introduction of the said Bill was quite unprecedented and sudden as it was introduced in the Parliament without consultation with...

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PATENT LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS : A RUN-THROUGH

Pre-Grant Patent Opposition

Bill to abolish IPAB submitted in the Indian Parliament