9,700 patents filed in Tamil Nadu in one year, robust support needed for emerging tech
3 weeks, 4 days ago

9,700 patents filed in Tamil Nadu in one year, robust support needed for emerging tech

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has made significant strides in innovation, filing 9,700 patents in 2024. However, there is a growing need for a well-structured Intellectual Property ecosystem to support emerging technologies, according to Madras High Court judge Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy. Speaking at the Tamil Nadu Technology Development and Promotion Centre’s conference on Auto Tech – IP Trends, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry in Chennai on Saturday, Justice Ramamoorthy highlighted the rising volume of IP-related cases. He noted that following the 2021 Tribunal Reforms Act, 1,100 cases from the now-dissolved Intellectual Property Appellate Board were transferred to the Madras High Court’s Intellectual Property Division. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, president of the TNTDPC Governing Board and secretary of the Technology Development Board under the union government, pointed out that India’s mobility sector is expected to surpass $600 billion by 2030.

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Stronger capacity-building efforts needed for robust IP enforcement framework: Madras HC judge
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Stronger capacity-building efforts needed for robust IP enforcement framework: Madras HC judge

The Hindu  

Madras High Court judge Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy called for stronger capacity-building efforts to ensure an adaptive and robust Intellectual Property enforcement framework, citing the challenges posed by rapid technological advancements. “The transition to software-defined vehicles necessitates a robust legal framework that not only protects but also facilitates accessibility to IP resources emphasising legal professionals must be equipped with the necessary …

'Vidhi Pragati: National IP Moot Court Competition' By NLU Delhi In Collaboration With Department For Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade [7th-9th Feb]
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Vidhi Pragati: National IP Moot Court Competition' By NLU Delhi In Collaboration With Department For Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade [7th-9th Feb]

Live Law  

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, in collaboration with Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition and IPR Chair, National Law University Delhi is pleased to announce the Vidhi Pragati: National IP Moot Court Competition, 2025. This competition aims to nurture young legal minds, promote innovative thinking in intellectual property …

India ranks among top 10 globally for patents, trademarks, industrial designs
4 months, 1 week ago

India ranks among top 10 globally for patents, trademarks, industrial designs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India now ranks among the top 10 countries globally in the number of patents, trademarks and industrial design applications, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2024 report on IP trends. With 64,480 patent applications, India now ranks sixth worldwide, crossing a notable threshold as Indian filings accounted for over half the total for the first time, it …

The judiciary’s shadow over standard essential patents
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The judiciary’s shadow over standard essential patents

The Hindu  

There is a possible crisis brewing in India over the manner in which certain technology companies are wielding ‘standard essential patents’ against the telecom manufacturing sector in India. While the competition law issues remained mired in litigation, the Delhi High Court proceeded to hear lawsuits filed by Ericsson and other SEPs owners against manufacturers of cellular phones on the question …

Clever design, protected intelligently: How AI tools are shaping India’s patent and IP decisions
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Clever design, protected intelligently: How AI tools are shaping India’s patent and IP decisions

Firstpost  

The rapid pace with which India is innovating new technology, protecting it through robust IP systems and sound knowledge of those systems has become crucial. Everyone can benefit from applying AI to the IP workflow, from small firms to large patent offices to legal compliance teams. AI-powered tools have the potential to cater to India’s diverse IP market, offering functionalities …

“Delay By State Leaving Aggrieved Persons In Lurch”: Madras High Court Directs TN Govt To Notify Inauguration Of Its Intellectual Property Division
2 years, 1 month ago

“Delay By State Leaving Aggrieved Persons In Lurch”: Madras High Court Directs TN Govt To Notify Inauguration Of Its Intellectual Property Division

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the State government to notify the inauguration of its Intellectual Property Division. When the Madras High Court on the administrative side had approved the Rules and resolved to start the Intellectual Property Division and forwarded the same to the State Government way back on 26.10.2022 for issuance of notification, we do not find any …

Explained | The Indian patent regime and its clash with the U.S. norms
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | The Indian patent regime and its clash with the U.S. norms

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. Trade Representative said in a report released last month that India was one of the most challenging major economies as far as IP protection and enforcement is concerned. In its India section, the report highlighted a range of issues in domains ranging from copyright and piracy to trademark counterfeiting and trade secrets, saying that …

Boost Given By Judiciary To IPR Has Encouraged More Patents, Copyrights : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
3 years ago

Boost Given By Judiciary To IPR Has Encouraged More Patents, Copyrights : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Law  

Speaking at the National Seminar on Adjudication of IPR Disputes in India, the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the idea of supporting Intellectual Property Rights in India had to be encouraged in many different ways which was duly recognised by the Government of India. "India's jurisprudence is very evolved that today handling a …

N V Ramana rues lack of basic judicial infrastructure, stresses need of filling vacancies, raising number of judges
3 years ago

N V Ramana rues lack of basic judicial infrastructure, stresses need of filling vacancies, raising number of judges

Firstpost  

The CJI was speaking as the chief guest at the National Seminar on Adjudication of IPR Disputes in India’ organised by the Delhi High Court New Delhi: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Saturday rued the lack of basic minimum standards of judicial infrastructure in the country and stressed the need of not only filling the existing vacancies …

Legal Expatiate: 4 Days Online National Workshop On Facets Of Intellectual Property Laws In India [Register by 19.7.2021]
3 years, 8 months ago

Legal Expatiate: 4 Days Online National Workshop On Facets Of Intellectual Property Laws In India [Register by 19.7.2021]

Live Law  

About Legal Expatiate : Legal Expatiate is an initiative in lockdown to bring together the best talent of this country and to infuse them with a nation-first attitude. An active forum of researchers, professionals, and students where they arrange webinars of Senior Advocates, High Court Judges and other luminaries, where they arrange various competitions like Research Article Writing Competition, Moot …

IIT Madras researchers filed for 184 patents during 2020, despite Covid-19 restrictions
3 years, 11 months ago

IIT Madras researchers filed for 184 patents during 2020, despite Covid-19 restrictions

India Today  

IIT Madras faculty, researchers and students filed for as many as 184 patents during 2020 overcoming the Covid-19 restrictions in the several months of nation-wide lockdown. This includes nine patents related to Covid-19 for inventions ranging from ‘Systems and methods for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’ and ‘A standalone, portable single-use and wireless ventilator system’ besides ‘A …

An obituary for the IP Appellate Board
3 years, 11 months ago

An obituary for the IP Appellate Board

The Hindu  

The demise of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, India’s specialist tribunal for determining disputes relating to intellectual property rights, is symbolic of its tenuous life. Though the patents side of the IPAB existed in theory since 2002, the Central government notified its functioning only in April 2007 after a rebuke from the Madras High Court. After the notification, the High …

Share of tech patents on the rise in IP filings
5 years, 10 months ago

Share of tech patents on the rise in IP filings

The Hindu  

India-domiciled companies filed over 4,600 patents in the U.S. between 2015 and 2018, of which a majority were from the technology domain, with artificial intelligence being the fastest growing area followed by Internet of Things. The portion of emerging technologies has increased consistently to 56.3% in 2017-18 from 38.3% in 2015, while the share of computer and communication technology patents …

Seminar On Changing Dynamics Of Intellectual Property Rights At MNLU Nagpur
6 years, 1 month ago

Seminar On Changing Dynamics Of Intellectual Property Rights At MNLU Nagpur

Live Law  

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur is organising the National Seminar on "Changing Dynamics of Intellectual Property Rights" on 30th March 2019. Sub- Themes: Intellectual property and Artificial Intelligence Patent and Technology Transfer Copyright and the digital world Trade Mark and Trade Design Trade Secret and Traditional Knowledge Biodiversity and Geographical Indication The interface of IP with other laws Submission Guidelines …

Shaastra & Anand & Anand’s LawTech Conference 2019 [4th Jan; IIT Madras]
6 years, 3 months ago

Shaastra & Anand & Anand’s LawTech Conference 2019 [4th Jan; IIT Madras]

Live Law  

Shaastra, IIT Madras’s annual technical festival will hold the LawTech Conference 2019. Date: 4th January 2019 Venue: Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai Growing out of the increasing intersection between law and technology, the LawTech Conference seeks to serve as a platform to enlighten those interested in the emerging field. With a wide array of events such as workshops, panels, …

Call For Papers: NLIU Journal Of Intellectual Property Law (Volume 8)
6 years, 3 months ago

Call For Papers: NLIU Journal Of Intellectual Property Law (Volume 8)

Live Law  

The Cell for Studies in Intellectual Property Rights, incorporated under the aegis of Prof. Ghayur Alam, Chair of IP Law at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal, is now accepting submissions for Volume 8 of the NLIU Journal of Intellectual Property Law. Notes : Note must either initiate a new discussion or provide a summary of a recent development in …

IIT Madras’ Law Tech Summit On Patents [9th Nov]
6 years, 4 months ago

IIT Madras’ Law Tech Summit On Patents [9th Nov]

Live Law  

Shaastra, IIT Madras, is organising the Law Tech Summit, on the theme ‘Expert Insights: Patents, IP and Startups with Feroz Ali’. Date: 9th November 2019 Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM Venue: IIT Madras The session aims to bring together start-ups, upcoming engineers and law students to simplify procedure and resources relating to patent filing of their product. The session will …

Innovate in India: The country cannot afford to wait any longer for a robust intellectual property rights regime
6 years, 10 months ago

Innovate in India: The country cannot afford to wait any longer for a robust intellectual property rights regime

Firstpost  

India’s patent productivity is quite low compared to that of Japan, US, South Korea, and China. It is time for us to progress from manufacturing to innovation and an important requirement is a robust intellectual property rights system, India has improved its ranking in the U.S. Chamber’s international IP Index, to 44 out of 50 countries this year, which represents …

Tale Of Two IP Policies: A Few Remarks On IP Policies Of South Africa, India
7 years, 3 months ago

Tale Of Two IP Policies: A Few Remarks On IP Policies Of South Africa, India

Live Law  

The Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa released the Draft Intellectual Property Policy Phase I in August this year. IP Policy explains the rationale: “…the South African government has to date not made full use of the flexibilities available within international trade rules through the pursuit of appropriate national policy and legislation”. South Africa’s IP policy is very …

Tale Of Two IP Policies: A Few Remarks On IP Policies Of South Africa, India
7 years, 3 months ago

Tale Of Two IP Policies: A Few Remarks On IP Policies Of South Africa, India

Live Law  

The Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa released the Draft Intellectual Property Policy Phase I in August this year. IP Policy explains the rationale: “…the South African government has to date not made full use of the flexibilities available within international trade rules through the pursuit of appropriate national policy and legislation”. South Africa’s IP policy is very …

Specialized Intellectual Property Enforcement in China: Implications for Indian Companies
7 years, 6 months ago

Specialized Intellectual Property Enforcement in China: Implications for Indian Companies

Live Law  

China’s attempt to emerge as a key Intellectual Property hub began in 2008 with its formulation of the Outline of National IP Strategy. The IP Courts also provide for various provisional measures like preliminary injunction as well as evidence preservation which are traditionally difficult to obtain in China. These specialized IP Tribunals located in the four most important provinces in …

Second Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition
7 years, 8 months ago

Second Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition

Live Law  

Session I: Innovation Policy: What can it Teach IP Policy-Making in India? Session II: Role of IP and Competition Policy in Technology Markets: Business and Industry Perspectives Role of IP and Competition Policy in Technology Markets: Business and Industry Perspectives Session III: Patent Remedies in a state of flux: Principles and Practice Patent Remedies in a state of flux: Principles …

National Intellectual Property Rights: patently a missed opportunity
8 years, 9 months ago

National Intellectual Property Rights: patently a missed opportunity

The Hindu  

India’s >National Intellectual Property Rights Policy, released in mid-May, is a bewildering document. Achal Prabhala Achal Prabhala Sudhir Krishnaswamy Sudhir Krishnaswamy IP and innovation On the face of it, a >policy to grow IP, commercialise it, and thus drive economic growth sounds plausible. The National IPR Policy makes it clear that we will not roll back any aspects of Indian …

Intellectual Property: An IP policy with no innovation
8 years, 10 months ago

Intellectual Property: An IP policy with no innovation

The Hindu  

Intellectual property regimes suffer a classic paradox. It is reinforcing a realpolitik predicated to a large extent on various campaign contributions flooding the coffers of candidates striving to lead the most powerful democracy of the world, namely the U.S. Shamnad Basheer Shamnad Basheer Flawed foundation Enter India’s recently unleashed IP policy into this new political fray — one that, at …

US Chamber of Commerce welcomes India’s IPR policy
8 years, 10 months ago

US Chamber of Commerce welcomes India’s IPR policy

The Hindu  

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has welcomed India’s new National Intellectual Property Rights policy, saying it hopes the move is a “precursor” to the “concrete, structural” changes necessary for implementation of a strong innovation model. “We hope the announcement is a precursor to the concrete, structural changes that are necessary if India is to implement a strong Itellectual Property-led innovation …

Cabinet approves National Intellectual Property Rights Policy [Read the Full Text]
8 years, 10 months ago

Cabinet approves National Intellectual Property Rights Policy [Read the Full Text]

Live Law  

“Creative India; Innovative India: रचनात्मक भारत; अभिनव भारत” The Union Cabinet yesterday approved the National Intellectual Property Rights Policy that will lay the future roadmap for intellectual property in India. The broad contours of the National IPR Policy are as follows: Vision Statement: An India where creativity and innovation are stimulated by Intellectual Property for the benefit of all; an …

Justice Shri Prabha Sridevan inaugurates Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) in NUALS
10 years ago

Justice Shri Prabha Sridevan inaugurates Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) in NUALS

Live Law  

National University of Advanced Legal Studies formed the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights which was inaugurated by the former Judge of Madras High Court, Justice Shri Prabha Sridevan who has also been the former chairman of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board. The welcome speech has been delivered by Mrs.Athira.P.S, Director of the Centre, followed by the Presidential Address delivered by …

Experts come out against draft National IPR policy
10 years ago

Experts come out against draft National IPR policy

The Hindu  

The draft National IPR Policy prepared by the Centre’s IPR Think Tank has come under harsh criticism from experts. Agitha, Associate Professor at the Centre, stated that the draft IPR Policy, which gave a strong message of supporting the Centre’s Make in India campaign, failed to address the question of whether a strong IP in itself was sufficient enough to …

Patented medicine and affordability
10 years, 2 months ago

Patented medicine and affordability

The Hindu  

India’s ongoing efforts at safeguarding its intellectual property rights have been facing challenges from different directions. In turn, there are serious implications for India’s public health programme, especially in providing affordable drugs without in any way compromising on the treaty obligations with other countries. Almost coinciding with the last national elections, the U.S. Trade Representative placed India on a ‘priority …

Government holding IP Conference excluding civil society and academicians, during US lobby IPOA’s visit to India
10 years, 4 months ago

Government holding IP Conference excluding civil society and academicians, during US lobby IPOA’s visit to India

Live Law  

Engaging with office of the US trade representative or the US International Trade Commission on complaints of lack of IP protection has usually been avoided by India, especially at a time when the delegation of the US Patent lobby, Intellectual Property Owner’s Association will be visiting India.A conference on Intellectual Property protection and enforcement is. Engaging with office of the …

Defending India’s patent law
10 years, 10 months ago

Defending India’s patent law

The Hindu  

India and its intellectual property laws have been the subject of sharp criticism recently. “The TRIPS agreement does not limit the grounds on which compulsory licences can be granted, and does not prevent patent applicants from having to demonstrate enhanced efficacy for their allegedly new and useful inventions. India’s laws and experiences could provide a useful example for low-income and …

Why Novartis case will help innovation
11 years, 11 months ago

Why Novartis case will help innovation

The Hindu  

On April 1, 2013, the Supreme Court upheld the Intellectual Property Appellate Board’s decision to deny patent protection to Novartis’s application covering a beta crystalline form of imatinib —the medicine Novartis brands as Glivec, and which is very effective against the form of cancer known as chronic myeloid leukaemia. Thirdly, the Supreme Court judgment effectively recast Indian patent law as …

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