Govt eases rules for patents filed by women, govt departments, patent protection abroadThe department has also incentivised Indian companies to file patents abroad.
19 Sep, 2019, 07.45 PM IST
120 startups get patents under expedited examination process: DPIIT SecyThe department has floated a draft rule to amend the Patents Rules, 2003 under which a patent application filed by a female innovator will ...
26 Apr, 2019, 04.16 PM IST
Faster patents for women, small businessThe draft rules, released earlier this month, have also suggested that the window be opened to government undertaking.
26 Dec, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
Patent applications by female innovators to get faster clearance: Draft rulesThe Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), under the commerce and industry ministry, has floated draft rules to amend the Pa...
16 Dec, 2018, 12.16 PM IST
DIPP floats draft patent rulesThe department has sought views of stakeholders on the draft rules till January.
10 Dec, 2018, 09.21 PM IST
DIPP to seek Cabinet's nod for National IPR policy next monthA think-tank on IPR has prepared the draft policy, which seeks to encourage innovation by providing tax incentives and modifying intellectu...
23 Feb, 2016, 05.05 PM IST
IPR policy draft under inter-ministerial consultation, final version to be moved to the Cabinet soonOnce inputs from various ministries are incorporated, final version of the policy will be moved to the Cabinet; India has been under pressu...
21 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Draft IPR Policy under inter-ministerial consultation: Nirmala SitharamanThe minister said that the ministry is also engaged in several things in order to reduce pendency of applications and improve functioning o...
20 Jul, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Delhi University to have a policy on registration of patents soonDU's Intellectual Property Rights Cell was established in 2008 with an view to helping researchers, inventors and creators manage their IPR.
19 Oct, 2014, 10.22 AM IST
- Attrition-hit offices get impatent
More than one-fifth of patent examiners have quit during last two years.
06 Aug, 2007, 12.36 AM IST
- Law firms rush to hire IITians
It is the high quality work that is attracting IITians and other top engineering school graduates to join.
01 Apr, 2007, 12.30 PM IST
- Patent outsourcing hot in the LPO industry
LPO, a niche segment within the KPO space, is attracting international law firms who are outsourcing legal work to India.
18 Sep, 2006, 01.29 AM IST
- India leads drive to check bio-piracy
India is leading a group of nine developing countries including Brazil, China and Pakistan in an effort to frame multilateral rules to chec...
15 Jul, 2006, 12.27 AM IST
- 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...
14 Dec, 2005, 12.49 AM IST
- Pre-grant opposition to patents still vague
The pre-grant opposition rights provided in the Patents amendment ordinance remains vague with no time-frame specified for a decision on su...
28 Dec, 2004, 02.35 AM IST
- UPA to redo patent law, widen compulsory licensing
The UPA government has decided to overhaul the patent law of the country, broadening the scope for invoking compulsory licensing (CL).
17 Aug, 2004, 02.06 AM IST
- DIPP's Patent Rules '02 set to stir the hornet's nest
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has finalised the Patent Rules 2002 and referred them to the law ministry for ratifi...
25 Dec, 2002, 04.00 AM IST