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 ...

Previously, any development regarding the filing, or a status change, of a patent application in foreign countries was to be communicated to the Indian Patent Office (IPO) within six months of the new ...

However, she notes there are some issues with the new rules, such as manifold increases in fees for filing extension requests. She adds that the additional step of reviewing opposition by patent ...

Intellectual Property (IP) filings in the last five years have increased by 44 per cent from 4,77,533 in 2020–21 to 6,89,991 ...

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. Also, if an ...

The first patent agent filed Indian Patent Application No. 11123/DELNP/2012 (on December 21, 2012) and Indian Patent Application No. 3466/DELNP/2013 (on April 18, 2013).

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.

India's role in increasing access to HIV treatment has been bolstered by its partnerships with global health organisations such as the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP). The MPP is a global initiative ...