Hepatitis C patients have been protesting for past one week outside India’s patent office in Dwarka against Gilead Sciences and the United States government for forcing the Indian government “to blindly and speedily grant patents”. IPO is in the process of hearing the company’s patent claim on the drug Sovaldi, with an astounding price of $84,000 (about Rs.57...

Researchers from the US Army Armament, Research, Development and Engineering center have lately patented a novel type of bullet, which unlike others is specially designed for self destruction after traveling for a definite distance [more].

In Nashik, grape growers have presented their demands with stress on the need for Rs 40 crore funds for the purpose of importing patent varieties of table grapes. Also, duty waiver on the import of plastic covers to protect vineyards from unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm has been put on demand [more].

The Federal Circuit asserted the US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to cancel Mr. Scott White’s patent, who claimed that Heinz stole his patented idea for a flexible condiment package referred to as “CondiCup” [more].

A patent for a “Re-configurable Passenger Bench Seat” with adjustable chairs and seatbelts has been submitted to US patent office along with a range of drawings demonstrating three different configurations. The purpose is to accommodate people of all different shapes and sizes [more].

As per the office order dated 19th Feb 2016 issued by the office of the Controller General of Patents, Trademarks and Designs, after having kept in abeyance the guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions have been finalized after having consulted the stakeholders, experts and academic institutions [More]. Our earlier article on draft guidelines with...

Patents are not all that serious business. Prometheus will bring out a series of articles on freaky patents for our blog readers. Having offbeat ideas like these patented ideas. Come to Prometheus to get them patented. One can never say which idea will be commercially successful.

James Wolter, a retired professor from Grand Valley State University and avid inventor is also a manifold patent winner, and recently received a second patent on his invention for creating a sustainable way to use energy. All his work is aimed at creating healthier energy, with efficient employment and making it more accessible to people...

The German inventor of the synchronized camera flash, Artur Fischer, who registered more than 1,100 patents in his lifetime thus beating Thomas Edison passed away in Germany on January 27th, 2016 at the age of 96 years. As per The New York Times, Fischer obtained a patent for the synchronized flash system in 1947 that was...

Lilly has lost the latest round in an enduring legal fight over patents casing the administration of vitamins in conjunction with its epic lung cancer drug, Alimta (pemexetred). According to UK High Court, Lilly’s Alimta vitamin regimen patent would not be infringed by Allergan marketing its drug in the UK, France, Italy and Spain with...