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By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Digging Past the Recent Re-Notification of the Exams

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Three months after scrapping the preliminary exams for the recruitment of patent and designs examiners, the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has re-notified the preliminary exams to be conducted on December 21. The whole commotion about the appointment of patent examiners isn’t new.

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Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees

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Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees. Are you a small business or an individual inventor filing for a patent in the U.S.? If so, keep reading to learn about how you can reduce your patent fees through micro entity status. How to reduce your patent fees. Free patent consultations. important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-623b791352da51164{flex-wrap:

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IP Scholarship, Citations, and Knowledge Governance: Some Insights from the History of IP Teaching in India

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Basheer raised in his 2018 post on the Politics of Patent Citation. Ayyangar Committee report, 1959. Ponnuswami (then Dean of the Faculty of Law, Delhi University) represented India and presented an excellent short report on the status of IP teaching and research in India. a question that Prof.

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Changed, changed utterly - or not? Germany's new coalition states its intentions regarding digitalisation and innovation

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Patent-oriented Kat readers will no doubt be familiar with the bifurcated patent procedure and its resulting injunction gap (previous IPKat coverage here ). Alongside strengthening Erasmus+, the parties want to expand European higher education networks and deepen Bologna cooperation.

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Large entity, small entity or micro-entity: which type of patent applicant are you?

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When applying for a patent application, certain entities are entitled to reduced USPTO filing fees. As of June 1, 2020 the standard combined application, search and examination fee for a new utility patent application was $1,720. Also, in order to maintain a patent in effect, the owner must pay maintenance fees at the 3.5,