Category: Patent

What, Why and How of Patents!

August 31, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:39 pm

Introduction In the past 60 years, innovation and technology have made great strides. Inventions in any field require a huge amount of capital for R &D. Without patents, it is estimated R&D outlays would be reduced by 64%, jeopardizing the well-being of the future innovation

The Battle for the Patent

June 9, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 5:54 am

As the years have passed, India has established itself as one of the major producers of affordable generic drugs and it is also a leader in research and development of new drugs. Criticism and concern about the effect of pharmaceutical patents on domestic drug prices

War of the era

February 18, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:46 am

The recent litigation in the area of Patent has once again nudged Bayer, the pharmaceutical giant against Ajanta Pharma. Bayer produces a medicine which cures erectile dysfunction. Very recently the plaintiff was awakened by the fact that the defendant has already started marketing and manufacturing

Priority and EPC

February 3, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:04 pm

The entitlement of partial priority has been dealt recently by the Board of Appeal and has held in its decision that partial priority may not be refused only for a claim embracing alternative subject matter by virtue of one or more generic expressions. The partial

DISNEY SNUBBED AS ‘CREEP’

July 30, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:28 am

After the U. S. Patent grant on 19th July, 2016 of patent application number US9393697B1 to Disney, social media has subbed Disney as a creep. The Patent application title ‘System and Method Using Foot Recognition to Create a Customized Guest Experience ‘, is expected to

Fastrack Patent Procedure for Startups

July 25, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:58 am

The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2016 amended the Indian Patents Rules, 2003 and is effective from May 16th, 2016. The Patent amendment rules bring good news for Startups in India. The Patent Registration system in India would now recognize ‘startups’ also as an applicant and these

No Man’s Algorithm

July 25, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 8:29 am

With the release date of ‘No Man’s Sky’ round the corner, the Dutch company Genicap is alleging infringement by the highly anticipated game creators. It all started with professor Johan Gielis, in the early 2000’s created a geometric transformation formula. This formula helps to create

3D Printing Technology: Protection Concern for Patent Attorney

July 13, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 12:10 pm

The 3D printing technology in the recent time has been one of the fasted growing disruptive technologies. This led to introduction of websites like Shapeways and Thingiverse, which provides a creative solution to home based designers. At the same time the technology of the printer

Bioconcept in its Quest to Cure Cancer wins Japan

July 12, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 8:21 am

In recent good news for the medical community, Biconcept Inc. has been granted a patent for “Device and Methods of Cell Capture and Analysis”. The Patent was granted by the Japanese Patent Office. This Japanese Patent covers use of antibodies and micro channels to detect

The Indian Need of a Utility Patenting Model

July 1, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:32 am

Utility patent is one of the three types of patents available in the United States of America. Based on the basic requirement of usefulness, the claimed ‘use’ should exist for a utility patent to be granted. In US, utility patents are granted for Machines, Articles