RCEP talks could affect startups by allowing patenting of computer softwareIf the clause being debated in RCEP goes through, it will mean opening up a Pandora's box of legal hassles for companies trying to innovate.
21 Apr, 2016, 08.01 PM IST
India, Japan to sign pact on increasing intellectual property cooperationThe Memorandum of Cooperation will be signed between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the Japan Patent Office (...
25 Jun, 2015, 05.17 AM IST
Cipla's Stempeutics gets process patent for Stempeucel from JapanStempeutics has received process patent from the Japan for novel stem cell drug Stempeucel aimed at treatment of critical limb ischemia.
08 Jun, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
Insecticides (India) gets patent for insecticide preparation processAgrochemical firm Insecticides (India) Ltd (IIL) has been granted patent for the preparation process of a chemical compound to control pest...
18 Apr, 2014, 05.08 PM IST
- Patent Office to expedite clearances, hires 150 examiners
The Indian Patent Office has hired 150 more examiners and is upgrading its bureaus nationwide as part of a move to expedite clearances.
05 Nov, 2012, 05.14 AM IST
- Pharma companies need aggressive R&D and patent filing: Experts
Indian pharmaceutical companies need to go for aggressive research and patent filing, and spending on R&D needs to be scaled up.
11 Jun, 2012, 04.01 AM IST
- Venus Remedies gets Australian patent approval for Vancoplus
Drug firm Venus Remedies today said it has received approval from the Australian Patent office (APO) for its product 'Vancoplus'.
10 Apr, 2012, 02.10 PM IST
- India's first patent tech auction in Ahmedabad this week
A herbal drink that tastes like beer, a bio-insecticide product that attracts and kills mosquitoes using bird feather constitute a few samp...
25 Aug, 2010, 03.43 AM IST
- More items to find way into digital library to check biopiracy
India has begun work to include 220 additional Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha text in its Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), which w...
27 Jul, 2010, 05.40 AM IST
- India way behind China in filing patent applications
India and China might be the competing economic giants globally, but when it comes to innovation, the land of dragon is way ahead, filing n...
25 Jun, 2008, 06.47 PM IST
- Shape of Coca-Cola bottle wins official trademark registration in Japan after court fight
The familiar curvaceous shape of the Coca-Cola bottle is now officially registered as a trademark.
30 May, 2008, 03.06 PM IST
- India plans intellectual property campaign
In its drive to catch up with China in the field of patents and trademarks, India will shortly launch a national awareness, sensitisation a...
19 May, 2008, 02.32 AM IST
- Glenmark gets domestic patent for NCE
In what is perhaps the first domestic patent for a new chemical entity (NCE) by an Indian company, drug research company Glenmark Pharmaceu...
20 Dec, 2007, 12.09 AM IST
- Wockhardt's product refused patent
The patent office in Mumbai has rejected Wockhardt’s application for a product patent for its product - nadifloxacin - a topical antibiotic...
09 Jun, 2006, 01.46 AM IST
- India to sign pact against patent arm-twisting
India’s move to short-circuit the developed countries’ agenda to spin patent laws in poor nations in their favour seems to be yielding resu...
12 Sep, 2005, 12.35 AM IST
- EU to protect traditional medicine from piracy
The European Patent Office (EPO) has, in principle, agreed to make a conscious effort to block anyone from stealing patents of India's trad...
16 May, 2005, 09.36 PM IST
- Indians hot on patents, file 13,000 applications
Since 1998 when India entered the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT), 2,40,000 patent applications have been received worldwide which designa...
19 Oct, 2002, 12.26 AM IST