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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 13- November 19)

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The issue here pertains to the question of whether a patent office located in one place can transfer a patent application to another office in the absence of any specific provision in the law. Novartis’s blockbuster drug “Tasigna” faces a decline in the sales as patent term nears to end in January 2024.

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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

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.’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition. It is what gets in easy money and therefore, often termed as a ‘patent shark,’ ‘dealer,’ ‘marketer,’ or ‘pirate.’

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IP Report 2021

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Interestingly, despite innovation generally being on the rise, 2020 saw a very slight decrease (-2%) in the number of patents filed in Australia. Of the 29,293 patent applications filed, the vast majority were filed by non-residents. Standard Patent Applications and Grants. Innovation Patents. Key Takeaways.

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Don’t Get Cheesed – Protect Your Video Game’s Intellectual Property

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Gaming has had a profound influence on the entertainment industry – recording artists routinely jockey for inclusion in top games, movie and television producers mine games to bring stories to the screen. Consider how you’re going to bring the game to market and to your business plan. The firm also ranks No.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 20-March 25)

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Case: Biomoneta Research Vs Controller General of Patents Designs on 13 March 2023 (Delhi High Court) The matter pertained to an appeal against the order of the controller rejecting a patent application for ‘Air Decontamination Assembly’. India currently holds 127 patents for 6G,” says Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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Relying extensively on the rationale of the Single Judge’s order, the Division Bench held that Section 31D specifically deals only with Radio and Television Broadcasting. The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. The case was discussed on the blog here.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 29- December 5)

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Discussing the Recent Patent Application Restorations by Delhi and Madras High Courts. We discussed the recent orders from Delhi and Madras High Court regarding restoration of ‘deemed abandoned’ patent applications. vs E1 Entertainment Television , Llc on 28 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court). Image from here.

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