The draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2018 are published as the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2019 on September 17, 2019. These rules have come into force with immediate effect.

Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions; literary and artistic works; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.

A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention – a product or process that provides a new way of doing something, or that offers a new technical solution to a problem.

A trademark is a distinctive sign that identifies certain goods or services produced or provided by an individual or a company.

Copyright laws grant authors, artists and other creators protection for their literary and artistic creations, generally referred to as “works”.

A Patent is a statutory right for an invention granted for a limited period of time to the patentee by the Government, in exchange of full disclosure of his invention

an invention which is frivolous or which claims anything obviously contrary to well established natural laws .An invention the primary or intended use or commercial exploitation of which could be contrary to public order or morality or which causes

Indian Patent Law follows first to file system. A provisional application is an application which can be filed if the invention is still under experimentation stage.

Selecting a movie with unique and attractive title is the most challenging part, as the name has to represent the story, and is the way the movie is recognized. However, the movie title

Delhi High Court has made it easier and quicker for applicants to appeal a decision of the Registrar of Trade Marks arising from a refusal or partial acceptance of a trademark.

Patents are exclusive rights conferred to the owner of the invention in a territory or region or nation to protect the invention. Nations have individual patent laws or framework for protecting the invention, framed under guidelines of WIPO and WTO. Individual countries act as independent entities

Is it important for every small business to protect their Intellectual Property? Do you want your clients, business partners, investors or the market, in general, to perceive your company as an authority in the field you function in? Did you ever wonder how Intellectual Property can upscale your business revenue?

Open source software licenses are primarily copyright licenses, granting licensees the rights to copy, modify and distribute computer code. However, there are significant patent issues that can arise with open Source Software licenses.