The EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal has now rendered its decisions in the so-called "broccoli" (G 2/07) and "tomato" (G 1/08) cases, bearing on the correct interpretation of the term "essentially biological processes for the production of plants (or animals)" used in the European Patent Convention (EPC) to exclude such processes from patentability. The Enlarged… Continue reading EPO’s (European Patent Office) Enlarged Board of Appeal decides “Broccoli” and “Tomato” Cases
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Backlog Clearance Drive
New Year Bonanza by the Indian Patent Office Few months back, on 16.07.2010, Indian Patent Office informed the patent practitioners and the applicants to notify the patent office about the pending patent applications in which the First Office Action / First Examination Reports (FERs) have been generated on or before 30.06.2009, to which corresponding responses… Continue reading Backlog Clearance Drive
Update for Professionals Interested in Indian Trademark Practice
Dear All, As you may know, on September 24th 2010, Controller General of Patents, Trademarks & Designs notified that over a period of 6 months, roughly from March 2010 to September 2010, about 56,429 registered trademarks have been notified in TM Journal as removed from the Register of Trade Marks due to non-payment of renewal… Continue reading Update for Professionals Interested in Indian Trademark Practice
Patent: Pillars of Biotech Companies
In the past few decades, globalization phenomenon has received considerable attention and has fashioned both the discourse and the behaviour of academics, policymakers and managers. One symptom of a globalizing world is the surfacing of entrepreneurial start-ups that have an international outlook from inception. However, before early-stage entrepreneurs can go to market, they must literally… Continue reading Patent: Pillars of Biotech Companies
IPO Publishes a List of Pharmaceutical Product Patents Granted in the Past Three Years
In a healthy development, Indian Patent Office has published following two documents today: Pharmaceutical Product Patents granted in last three years (Download document by clicking here) Pharmaceutical Product Patents granted to Foreign Applicants in last three years (Download document by clicking here) The legal implications of such publications shall be discussed in later posts that will… Continue reading IPO Publishes a List of Pharmaceutical Product Patents Granted in the Past Three Years
Google Adwords: Legal Issues
Finally, new blog post after a long period of hibernation. Two obvious reasons for such an extensive delay, lack of time for dedicated blogging, and never-ending search for topics which will result in interesting posts. At last, got both of them. After a continuous search for a topic, which may be covered in a series… Continue reading Google Adwords: Legal Issues
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