A windy walk through an Ohio neighborhood led a 12-year-old to build a platform that keeps trash cans from spilling into the streetIn a world where litter is all too common, young inventor Damian Earley rose to the challenge. With keen awareness of his surroundings, he ...
22 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Desi chip companies fear MNCs will dip into their DLI 2.0 treatIndia is planning the second phase of its semiconductor incentive scheme, DLI 2.0. Concerns are rising among domestic startups that allowin...
21 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Beyond the prompt: The rise of the agentic organisationAI is evolving beyond assistants to become autonomous agents. This shift requires enterprises to redesign their operations. New goal-driven...
05 May, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Compliance squeeze, global scrutiny redefine India’s $30 billion pharma export playbookAs global markets prioritise quality and regulatory trust, India’s pharma sector is recalibrating beyond its traditional cost advantage.
01 May, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
88% ‘hard-to-recycle’ plastic: PolyCycl’s bet on turning waste into valueIndia's plastic waste problem is being tackled by PolyCycl's innovative chemical recycling. The technology transforms difficult-to-recycle ...
01 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Sun Pharma to acquire Organon for $11.75 billion in India’s biggest pharma dealSun Pharma, led by Dilip Shanghvi, has agreed to acquire US-based Organon in an all-cash deal worth $11.75 billion, marking the largest acq...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.00 AM IST
Govt says 4.75 lakh patent applications pending at processing stageIndia has 4,75,814 patent applications pending, with over 4.26 lakh awaiting examination. Annual patent filings have nearly doubled in five...
16 Dec, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
SLCM Group secures second Agri Reach application patent for real-time quality control monitoring in warehousesSLCM acquires second Agri Reach patent for real-time quality control data monitoring in warehouses, bolstering agricultural ecosystem self-...
10 Jun, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
Need to improve India's patent capacityThe number of patent applications in India has risen, with a significant increase in the share of domestic applications, according to data ...
01 May, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
- Sohan Lal Commodity Management applies for a patent11 Sep, 2018, 07.47 PM IST
2.32 lakh patent applications pending with patent officePendency of patent applications is primarily due to shortage of technical manpower in previous years, MoS C R Chaudhary said in a written r...
27 Dec, 2017, 06.22 PM IST
Due diligence mandatory before filing patents: Government to labsY S Chowdary said due diligence for techno-commercial evaluation has now been made mandatory.
05 Apr, 2017, 05.27 PM IST
US 'Special 301' process on IPR a unilateral measure: Nirmala SitharamanThe highest number of applications are pending in Delhi office (88,297) followed by Chennai (78,405), Kolkata (39,911) and Mumbai (31,058).
25 Apr, 2016, 10.34 PM IST
- Patents office appoints 94 examiners to speed up process
The Indian Patents Office has appointed 94 design examiners to speed up the process of granting patents and clear a backlog of one lakh app...
29 Dec, 2011, 03.20 PM IST
- Indian drugmakers gear up to challenge frivolous MNC patents
Leading domestic drugmakers have decided to collectively challenge frivolous patent applications filed by multinationals in India under the...
11 Apr, 2010, 11.48 AM IST
- Govt plans to scrap pre-grant objection to patents
The government is proposing to scrap the provision for pre-grant objection to patents, as part of the forthcoming Third Amendment to the Pa...
02 Oct, 2003, 07.38 AM IST
- Patents Bill falls in line with needs of TRIPS pact
The controversial Patents (Second Amendment) Bill 1999 scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday aligns the patent law with the requi...
07 May, 2002, 07.59 AM IST