Introduction : Whose Turf Is It Anyway? The Supreme Court, the CCI, and the Unsettled Boundary Between Patent Law and Competition Law. Every patent is, by design, a […]
CCI Jurisdiction Over Patent-Related Anti-Competitive Conduct
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Plant Variety Protection and Seed IP in India: Striking a Balance between Innovation, Rights of Farmers and Agricultural Biotechnology
Introduction : Agriculture has reached an age where innovation is as good as cultivation. The invention of high-yielding hybrids, resilient crops for adverse climatic conditions, disease-resistant seeds, and […]
Confidentiality Failures That Destroy Patent Value: Lessons for In-House IP Teams
Introduction : In innovation the first line of defence of businesses that rely on patents is confidentiality. Sometimes the technically perfect invention is known to someone before the […]
Invention Capture Policies for Contract Engineering Teams: Law, Agile Practice, and AI Solutions
Introduction : The growth features of the startups are agility and innovation. They can bring in contractors or other specialized vendors to get the engineering done, which […]
Inventorship Disputes in R&D Teams
Introduction : Ask any research team, “Who invented this?” and you will usually get a fast, confident answer. Ask the same question again after eighteen months, after […]
Patent Title Gaps in Technology Transfers: How to Clean Up Ownership Before Filing or Enforcement
Introduction : Patent ownership is a complicated task to settle as it appears on paper. A founder had an idea before the company even existed, consultants are being […]
Drafting Without Borders: Patent Claim Pitfalls in International Protection
Introduction : The claim defines the patent. The specification and drawings describe the invention, but the claims are the boundaries of the legal protection conferred by a patent. […]
Harnessing AI for Real-Time Patent Portfolio Monitoring and Infringer Discovery
Introduction : In today’s data-intensive digital environment, traditional patent protection methods, which involve primarily manual patent analysis, post-infringement enforcement, and lengthy legal litigation, are no longer sufficient. These […]
Patent Reassignment After Corporate Restructuring
Introduction : One of the most valuable types of business intellectual property is patents. They offer inventors and organisations exclusive rights to technological innovations, allowing them to […]
IP Without Borders: The Real Challenge of Doing Business Across ASEAN
Introduction : The term “ASEAN Economic Community” (AEC) implies an Economic Zone without borders. In the case of goods, services and capital, integration has made significant progress since […]