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Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. What are the biotechnological inventions? This leads them to think about protecting their inventions from unauthorized use. What is patent? Who can file a patent application?

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EPO Decisions – The Not So Holy Grail?

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Image from here Issues related to patent quality are pressing and worrying, even a standard measure of monitoring patent quality has been difficult. Of late, even in the EU, there has been an increased focus on the quality of patents in response to the rise of business models centered around patent litigation.

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Schemes, Policies And Programmes For Patent Facilitation

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SIPP is envisaged to facilitate the protection of Patents , Trademarks , and Designs of innovative and interesting start-ups. Patent Facilitation Programme (TIFAC). The patent and IP applications are drafted and filed through IP firms on the panel of TIFAC and the cost for these filings is borne by Department.