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Govt proposes to reduce IPR fees for MSMEs and startupsAn individual, group or industry has to pay fees at different levels of intellectual property rights (IPR) application fillings.
Startup action plan: 120 ventures get patents, 1 granted in just 101 daysThe department has taken several steps under the Startup India action plan, which was launched in 2016, to encourage budding entrepreneurs ...
Use compulsory license and put ceiling to curb prices of patented medicines: Government panelThe committee noted that the prices of patented anti-cancer and antifungal drugs are "on the higher side" and cited the example of Rs 1 lak...
IPR policy reduces pendency of intellectual property applications: DIPP SecyCiting an example, he said, India has granted patent in just 113 days from the date of filing of the request for examination.
Pendency of patent applications down to 1.72 lakhThe ministry has taken multi-pronged approach to increase disposal of patent applications, Minister of State of Commerce and Industry C R C...
Working to cut patent examination time to 18 months: Nirmala SitharamanThe ministry is continuously working on simplification of rules and reducing the patent examination time, Commerce and Industry Minister Ni...
India introduces cheaper & faster patent registration for startupsThe government also plans to cut down the time period for grant of patents to 2 and a half years immediately and 1 and a half years by Marc...
Government sets target to cut patent examinations time to 18 monthsIn March, the Commerce and Industry Ministry has said that as many as 2.37 lakh patent applications are pending with the government, mainly...
IPRs likely to be taught in class IX curriculum soonWith more than 75% of patent applications in the country filed by foreign entities, the government wants to encourage more Indians submit f...
- PIL seeks clarity on whether pre-existing laws override RTI
The court admitted the matter on Wednesday and sent out notice to the government seeking its response.
- 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.
- Pharma cos lose out in patent office-judiciary stand-off
FOR the patent office, the past three years have been like the past three overs of a Twenty20 match.
- Is recession suffocating American innovation?
Got a bright business idea? Take a number. Americans haven't stopped dreaming up newfangled gizmos or sketching engineering marvels on the ...
- WIPO grants global search status to India Patent Office
Indian industrial and product innovators will be able to apply for global patents from the home country with World Intellectual Property Or...
- A new global regime of stricter patenting?
The US seems anxious to shed its image of a very liberal (even licentious) patents’ granter.
- Fine judge
Even while somebody bays for his blood, S Chandrasekaran can be calm and imperturbable.
- US Cong to cut back on substandard patent applications
Crustless peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches. A way to swing sideways on a swing. A technique for exercising cats with a laser pointer. The...
- Trivial change may result in significant inventions
The debate on patenting of ‘incremental inventions’ has not ended. In fact, it has just begun, with the patent offices in the country flood...
- Patent seekers, rivals to get more time in legal ring
The government will give more time to patent seekers and rivals who want to block a market monopoly to enable them sharpen their legal assa...
- What is Patents Amendment Bill?
The Patents (Third) Amendment Bill, which might be tabled in Parliament during the coming winter session, is a Bill which will pave the way...