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Understanding IPO’s Rejection of UPL’s Patent Application for Mancozeb and Ortho Silicic Acid Combination in Light of the Patent Bargain and Sufficiency of Disclosure

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The essence of the patent regime lies in, the ‘patent bargain’ – inventors are granted a monopoly over their invention for a fixed term of 20 years in exchange for a complete disclosure. Under Section 10(4), an applicant is supposed to disclose the best method of performing the invention in the complete specification.

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Examining Oppositions: Time for a Deeper Look

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Such oppositions also result in IPO refusing applications (on patentability grounds) even when the Opponent has not appeared, e.g. the IPO’s Jan 2023 decision for 3596/CHE/2012 where Ms. Also, not all ‘fronted oppositions’ are “fake”. Sonal had filed a pre-grant opposition. 114 months ’.

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Are Yoga Poses Copyrightable?

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While nobody knows who invented Yoga Asanas, the Yoga Sutras compiled by the Indian sage Patanjali are considered to be one of the earliest organized resources on Yoga Asanas. So, it is extremely difficult to exactly determine when or by whom any Yoga Asana was invented. Evolation Yoga, LLC (2012). of India, L.P.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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Patentability Search of Software in India

IP and Legal Filings

A patent is an intellectual property right granted by a government to the inventor, to protect their invention and allow the fullest commercial exploitation of the patented invention. The process of getting an invention Patent starts with Patentability Search, its also known as Novelty Search or Prior Art Search.

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Traditional Knowledge and Trade Secrets

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Perpetual ownership: Patent and copyright both have a limited period of protection, after which the traditional knowledge falls into the public domain. A part of TK is exposed for patent review whereas the rest is kept undisclosed. With protecting their TK as trade secrets, the community at aim as perpetual ownership.

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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

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When an inventor is granted exclusive rights over their inventions for a specific period of time, it provides a return on their investment in terms of time, resources and capital. The idea that a specific invention will allow the inventor to reap benefits has a direct effect on incentivising inventors to create and invent more.

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