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Drafting software related patents presents several challenges to the patent professionals. This is due to the unique nature of software inventions and the evolving legal landscape surrounding software patentability. Subject Matter Eligibility: This is one of the primary challenges faced while drafting software related patent applications. Patent examiners have become stricter in assessing the patentability...

A legal document that describes an invention and specifies the scope of the patent protection sought for that invention is known as patent draft. The quality and accuracy of the drafted document can have a significant impact on the strength and enforceability of the resulting patent, making it an essential step in obtaining a patent.

Patents provide legal protection for innovative ideas, inventions, and technologies developed by research firms. They grant exclusive rights to the patent holder, preventing others from using, manufacturing, selling, or importing the patented invention without permission.

The priority date is the date on which a patent application is deemed to have been filed. It establishes the timeline for assessing the novelty and prior art of the invention. The priority date determines the order of priority among multiple patent applications for the same invention. It establishes the effective filing date for evaluating the novelty and inventive step of the invention.

A freedom to operate search, also known as a clearance search or right-to-use search. This patent search helps the businesses determine whether their proposed product or process would infringe any existing patents in a particular jurisdiction.

Are Electric Vehicles (EVs) really sustainable? More than 4.2 million units of Electric vehicles have been sold in 2021, up by 108% in 2020, and by 198% in 2019 and the demand continues to soar up. It is true that EVs reduce vehicle pollution which causes irreversible impact on global emissions; but, there is something that these cars use.

Metaverse, is being considered are the next step for the evolution of social interaction. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the communication with each other has become lesser. The Pandemic has compelled the businesses from all sectors to choose digital technologies. Even educational institutions have chosen technologies to enable distance learning due to Pandemic but these kind of technologies have restrictions towards face-to-face interactions. They are restricted only screen-to-screen interactions. But, Metaverse would enable you to be in a virtual office or a lecture hall, and be able to move around the virtual environment and inteact with the participants.

Chips are the tiny parts that are used in every electric device nowadays- from phone to car. There are chips in some devices that are unexpected like- washing machine, electric toothbrush, and refrigerator; but these tiny parts have become a global shortage resulting in big crisis.

Patent Landscape is a comprehensive analysis of the available insights into a specific technology, either within a given country or region, or globally. The Patent Landscape search and analysis is amalgamation of Human Mind and software analysis. It is also known as State of Art Analysis or Patent Mapping. The patent mapping can be done of existing, pending, and active patents, in a specific area of interest.

NFT (Non-Fungible Token)… the most frequently used term in the news lately; but, what is NFT? How is it different from Bitcoin?