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How long does it take to get a patent in 2021? And what about COVID-19?

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An applicant secures a patent after successfully prosecuting the patent application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). When the USPTO believes an application embodies an invention worthy of a patent, the USPTO grants a Notice of Allowance. In the U.S.

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Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 11 to December 17)

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Highlights of the Week By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Digging Past the Recent Re-Notification of the Exams Following the cancellation of the preliminary exams conducted by the QCI, the recruitment of 553 patent examiners has been re-notified, this time with the assistance of NTA. M/S Loreal S.A

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. The case clarifies that the bar on arbitrability of trademark disputes is not an absolute one. Golden Tobacco Ltd [Delhi High Court]. Lectro E-Mobility.

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