The Indian patent act, 1970 (IPA), though has not explicitly defined infringement, any act amounting to violation of the rights of the patentee or encroaching the rights of the patentee, or any act which directly or indirectly aims at attacking the patent or the elements which contributed in the making of the patented product or process may be referred to as an infringement.

The basic anatomy for the enforcement of intellectual property legislations for India and countries across the world was provided by The General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs [GATT] of 1995, which gave rise to the Trade related intellectual property rights (TRIPS) regime.

The Artificial Intelligence is progressing rapidly. It has the potential to revolutionize the human civilization that will impact industries, companies and how we live our life. For every couple of weeks, there’s an unexpected development that takes people by surprise. This makes clear that we are near to the start of new era. Artificial Intelligence is gaining incredible power, more than ever before in human history.

A key aspect for granting an application for a patent involves a patent examiner conducting an extensive search to uncover the prior-art references. The identified prior-art references are examined against the claims to determine the patentability of the application i.e., whether the whether the application should be granted or not on the grounds of Novelty, Non-Obviousness/Technical Efficacy and Industrial Applicability.

Science is reinventing the human body. Scientists are growing novel technologies that are not foreseen or anticipated by the nature. I believe it is the appropriate time to talk about the Prosthetic technology. Bionics & Prosthetics explore the interplay between biology and design.

A set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to a patentee in lieu of the public disclosure for a certain period are patents. But, when the sovereign state authorizes a third party to make, use, or sell a patented product without obtaining the consent of the patentee, marks the advent of compulsory licensing.

Patents are monopoly rights and intangible by nature. Section 48 of the Indian patents act, 1970 deals exclusively with the rights of patentees which prevents the third parties, who do not have the consent of the patentee, from the act of making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing for those purposes the patented product in India.

The patent office is the first line of patent information services in India. The office of the Controller general of Patents, Designs and Trademarks falls under the jurisdiction of Department of Industrial policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Imagine not having to travel for a meeting anywhere or imagine shopping right from the place you are standing by trying out the products virtually. Isn’t that really exciting? This is the Future.

A patent grant is not an end in itself. To well reap the benefits of the patent grant, a patentee must ensure the following: a) Payment of patent annuities b) Filing of statement on working of patents c) Recordal of assignments etc. with the patent office