For patent attorneys, filing and prosecuting patent applications in foreign countries can be a fraught process. Each country has its own unique set of patent laws, which, though largely similar to ...

This blog aims to analyse the impact of the Patent (Amendment) Rules 2024 on patent filing in India. It explores how patent law changes in India streamline the process for inventors, compares the ...

“While the process of obtaining an FFL is simple, the consequence of violation can be dire. If a license is required but not obtained, an applicant can have its patent declared invalid.” In ...

However, the fact that he had to stay in India for the past year makes him a “resident” of India, thus subjecting the U.S. patent filing to the restrictions imposed by the Indian laws.

This article critically examines the provisions of the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005 (the Act) - purportedly the last in the series of the TRIPS compliance amendments. December 2004 witnessed an ...

Patent holders cannot simply ignore filing of a Working Statement considering the below. Failure to furnish information is a punishable offence with fine, which may extend to 10 lakh rupees (approx ...

India’s intellectual property (IP) ecosystem has undergone a significant transformation over the past five years, recording a ...