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Combining Multiple Inventions into a Single Patent Application: Risks vs. Cost Savings

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Combining Multiple Inventions in an Single Patent Application @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display: However, is combining multiple related inventions into a single patent application worth the cost savings? thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display: block!important;}}@media

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Prior Art

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Novelty means that the invention must be new or novel and must not have been anticipated by any published document in the world. In order to prove novelty, it must be proved that no other document in the world has any prior claim relating to the subject matter of the invention. a) Prior Publication [Section 29(1), the Act].

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Understanding Freedom to Operate (FTO) Concerning IP & Patents

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It implies that while a specific technology may be protected in the main markets of a company, it may lie in the public domain in some other countries. In most countries, they typically last for a maximum of 20 years, after which they lie in the public domain and can be freely used by anyone.

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

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A key aspect of the Basic Proposal is an international disclosure requirement for patent applications (Article 3): For inventions based on genetic resources, applicants would be required to disclose the country of origin, or if that is unknown, the source of the genetic resources. Image from Pixabay.

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Patentability in India

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An invention relating either to a product or process that is new, involving an inventive step, and capable of industrial application can be patented.Provided the invention is not falling under the categories of inventions that are non-patentable under sections 3 and 4 of the Patent Act. Image Source: gettyimage].

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Patentability in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

A patent is an exclusive right granted to the owner of an invention, that allows him to prevent others from making, using, or selling the invention without the consent of the owner. It is granted for any invention, which may relate to a product or a process. This is called the patentability of an invention. 2(1) (ac)].

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45 Years Ago Today, a New US Copyright Act Became the Law of the Land

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For example, Section 108, which grants certain privileges to libraries and archives “open to the public” to copy and share materials, was also new to the 1976 Act. Another example: The 1976 Act revised the schedule for when US works pass into the public domain; this schedule has been revised several times since.

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