STUDY OF IP TRENDS IN EV SECTOR IN INDIA
The electric vehicle (EV) sector is gaining momentum in India as the country pushes towards a cleaner and more sustainable future. A recent study by the India Energy Storage Alliance…
OREO v. FAB!O: A SAGA OF PHONETICALLY SIMILAR MARKS
Trademark infringement refers to the unauthorised use of a mark, which is identical or deceptively similar to a trademark that is already registered. The term “deceptive similarity” as defined under…
WHITE SPACE ANALYSIS IN PATENTS: PROCESS, ANALYSIS, BENEFITS AND TOOLS
White space is an area where there has been less patenting activity. It is an opportunity presented in an area where there is less invention, and there is scope for…
COVERAGE OF IPR ISSUES WITH AI: CAN ChatGPT SUFFICE THE IP TEST?
Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT), a chatbot model developed by OpenAl, has recently taken the world by storm. Driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, ChatGPT was launched in November 2022…
NEWS UPDATES-MARCH, 2023
Chinese companies and inventors filed a record high of 19,041 patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2022, the Patent Index 2022. The EPO's latest data show that…
THE ROLE OF PATENT POOLS AND CROSS-LICENSING AGREEMENTS
Patent pools have a long history. One of the first patent pools was formed in 1856 for sewing machines. Nowadays, patent pools frequently represent the basis for industry standards that…
ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ATTRACTING INVESTMENT FOR START-UPS
"The Sharks Always Ask One Common Question to All Participants for their Product – Do you have IP protection for your product or service?" Investors are intrigued by the intellectual…
THE PROTECTION OF THE COLLECTIVE TRADEMARK IN INDIA
The Collective Mark as defined u/s 2 (g) of the Trademark Act 1999, means a mark which distinguishes the goods and services of members of an association. Collective trademarks are…
UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION IN PATENT LAW
Article 29.1 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)[1], emphasizes the disclosure of the invention clearly and completely by the applicant so that a person…