Category: Patent

Impact of Patent Law on Economics Growth of India: An Analysis

December 8, 2020 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:30 am

INTRODUCTION The intellectual property applies to the security of mind inventions. Under the legal system, the owners of such property shall be given special privileges that may be used for recognition or financial gain. Mechanisms in which intellectual property is protected, including copyrights, patents, trademarks,

Advantages of Getting a Patent in India

December 7, 2020 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 8:01 am

When you defend your invention by filing a patent for it have you ever thought of bringing more profits to your company by using the patent? In general, a patent is the right to exclude others from the use of the invention. In fact, there

Google patents ‘Virtual Footwear’ Designed to Make You Feel like You’re Walking

November 23, 2018 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:16 am

Google has filed a patent application that details “motorized footwear” for “augmented and/or virtual reality.” Wearing this shoe will allow a person to move as if walking, motion that can be linked to movement in the virtual environment he is experiencing. In the physical world,

Ford Files a Patent to Bake out the “new car smell”

November 21, 2018 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:05 pm

An attractive smell to one country may be a disgusting distraction for another. In the United States, “new car smell” is a premium scent. People often try to make their car smell like a new one with various cleaning products. But, the same odor is

Patent Registration in India – Patent Process in 6 Steps

November 19, 2018 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:07 am

WHAT IS A PATENT A patent is an exclusive right granted by the government to the inventor for an invention which is a new and inventive solution to an existing technological problem. WHAT CAN BE PATENTED An invention with the following characteristics is eligible to

Evolution of Patents From The Pre-British Era

August 9, 2018 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 4:59 am

Patent is an essential branch under an umbrella of Intellectual Property that deals with the protection of Inventions and innovations. It is an authority or license given by the Government conferring a right or title of monopoly to the inventor for a set period of

What is a Patent?

July 19, 2018 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 5:11 am

Section 2(m) of the Indian Patent Act, 1970 define Patent as means a patent for any invention granted under this Act Elaborately, It is an authority or license given by the Government conferring a right or title of monopoly to the inventor for a set

Intellectual Property Rights involved in Adaptation of Movies

May 30, 2018 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 5:25 pm

Few are aware of the not so successful Indian movie ‘Hari Puttar’- partly because few have seen it, and partly also due to the fact that many mistake it to be an Indian spoof of the well known trademark of the character ‘Harry Potter’. However,

Restoration of Lapsed Patent

November 11, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 9:37 am

Section 60 provides that where a patent has ceased to have effect by reason of failure to pay any renewal fee within the period prescribed under section 53 or within the period as may be allowed under section 142(4), the patentee or his legal representative

Are all inventions patentable?

November 4, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 8:35 am

Patent means a grant of some privilege or authority made by the Government to one or more individuals. The term ‘Patent’ acquired statutory meaning in India, when the Patent Act, 1970 was promulgated. Patent under the Act is granted from the Government to the inventor