The USPTO has launched two new programs aimed at improving patent quality by joining forces with the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) or the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) at the initial stages of the patent examination process.

A division bench of the Delhi High Court has reserved its decision on a high-profile patent case that pitted Swiss drug maker Novartis against Cipla over its respiratory drug brand Onbrez.

A patent was awarded to google for its glasses which has a unique auto adjusting capacity to detect the movement of the user and make adjustments accordingly.

India denied the patent for Pfizer on tofacitinib (a rheumatoid arthritis drug). The reason cited was the inability of the company to establish a more active therapeutic efficacy than the active compound.

The patent office guidelines issued have divided the software industry. Some say since the software as in algorithms and computer programmes are protected under copyright it is not essential to patent them whereas the other group says patents are necessary to deter the clone companies.

Suven Life Sciences had announced the grant of five patents in various countries. These patents include the class of selective 5 HT (Hydroxytryptamine) compounds relating to the treatment of cognitive impairment leading to neurodegenerative diseases

Daniel Gurney has done it again. The former racing car driver who has won at Sports car, Formula one, NASCAR and Indy car is also a car manufacturer and team owner. He was the one who started the tradition of spraying champagne while celebrating at the podium and also who placed a simple right angle...

In one of the most high profile celebrity cases filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma and his production house have been fined a sum of INR 10 lakhs for remaking the blockbuster “SHOLAY” thus mounting to copyright violation.

The Indian Patent Office has invited applications for the Trade Marks Agent Examination 2015 to be held shortly. The last date for receipt of the applications is 7th Sep 2015. After scrutiny of the applications, the IPO would post the list of eligible candidates and the date of the written exam and interview on or...

The Controller General has issued an order affirming that for examination of patent applications relating to the field of computer related inventions (CRIs), under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, the provisions of Guidelines for examination of CRIs are applicable with immediate effect.