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Practical Nuances of Patent Prosecution - Do’s and Dont's
Patent Prosecution refers to those actions that occur between filing of a patent application and its final outcome i.e., patent grant, abandonment etc. To begin with a patent practitioner should understand that an Examiner is not trained in patent drafting but is trained to examine and identify errors/faults in the claims. Further given the limited time accorded to every patent application the patent practitioner should accord due attention to the merits of the objections/rejections raised in the Office Action.
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Patent Quality Index (PQI)
Patent quality index (PQI) is a mathematical tool to measure the quality of patent by considering the multiple aspects such as technical strength, commercial value, prosecution proceedings and legal strength. Each aspect includes multiple parameters and the PQI is measured either considering single aspect or combination of one or more aspects.
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Patent Filing Statistics
The center for policy research (CPR) reported that both the Telugu states (i.e. Telangana & Andhra Pradesh) are top in applying patents. The Government initiatives towards startups, Small & Medium Scale Enterprises provided the much needed motivation to the intellectual professionals of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for conducting research and developing innovation.
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India’s Biological Diversity Act: Beware the Regulatory Maze
For life sciences industries and research organizations that utilize any biological resource from India for research, commercial or other purposes, awareness and regulatory compliance with India’s Biological Diversity (BD) Act, 2002 could mean the difference between success and failure.
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Music Revolution
Music is present in every culture, nation and had been varying with time. Music being a form of expression has continued to be re-invented throughout the years. Music is, in fact, about originality but now it has spread globally.
Continue readingVirtual Machine Migration- A Detailed and Accurate Analysis of a Case Study of a Software Patent Application in the US and Indian Jurisdictions
The first part of this series drew a parallel of patent prosecution in Software and Biotechnology domains with respect to US and Indian jurisdictions. Herein, we follow up the initial article with a detailed analysis on a sample software patent application that was granted in the US and Indian jurisdictions.
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Informative Excerpts Conference on Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property Considerations
Prometheus made its presence felt at the conference on “Artificial Intelligence- Intellectual property policy considerations” organised by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The conference was attended by our US Operations Head Ms Soujanya Sikha.
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Important Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights Management”
Dr. Poornima represented Prometheus IP services at a workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights Management” held at the Directorate of Poultry Research on 18 February, 2019. The invited lecture focused on “Trademark and GI” with particular reference to animal/poultry case studies.
Continue readingIPO VS USPTO- Remarkable differences in prosecutions for Pharmaceutical and Software Patents
IPO vs USPTO PROSECUTIONS This article aims to demarcate the pertinent differences in the Indian and US Patent systems that have influenced as to how invention…
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Important Workshop on Patent Strategies for Europe
Dr. Usharani and Dr. Poornima represented Prometheus IP services at a workshop on patent strategies for Europe held in Hyderabad on 16 Jan 2019. The workshop aimed at Pharma and Biotech sectors was conducted by Boehmert & Boehmert, an IP law firm from Germany.
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