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In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 159 of the Patents Act, 1970 and in supersession of the Patents Rules, 1972, Central Government notified Patent Rules, 2003 on 02.05.2003. This was followed by subsequent amendments in the following years. The key aspects of these amendments to the Patents Rules, 2003 are as follows: 2005 […]

The Central Government by way of an ordinance, namely the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) ordinance, 2021, brought in amendments to the Patents Act, 1970, the Trademarks Act, 1999 and certain other Acts. The amendments categorically abolished the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) which is the statutory adjudicatory authority. The IPAB was originally

INTRODUCTION We live in the age of rapid technological advancements and in recent times, we have witnessed the dawn of a new era within this realm, which can be called the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Justifying the label of a ‘Revolution’, the phenomenon exhibits potential to make large scale impact for the long term. Businesses,

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on 13th April 2021 cleared authorisation for emergency use of Sputnik-V, a Russsian vaccine. Sputnik V is the third vaccine to get approval for rollout against the coronavirus infections in India after Covishield, the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and the home-grown Covaxin. Pfizer

The relationship between Patents and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is of paramount interest to academics and scientists alike. As discussed in our previous newsletter, various organisations and Intellectual Property (IP) offices across the world had called for recommendations and views regarding legal personhood to AI, as well as the impact of recognising AI, on the patent

Patent Law is an evolving area of study which by its very nature is intersectional between law, life sciences, and technology. Lawyers often tend to not consider patent law as a career option as they are intimidated by the idea of dealing with complex scientific principles and concepts or in some cases averse to the

Intellectual property rights is an umbrella containing various forms of creations of the mind such as copyright, trademark, design, and patents. Patents exist in the intersection of two diverse and important disciplines, science and law. A patent is a form of intellectual property designed to incentivise innovation and invention in the realm of scientific advancements.

The term, Artificial Intelligence (AI) was first introduced to the world by Prof. John McCarthy at a conference held at Dartmouth in the year 1956. He defined AI as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines”. In the 6 decades since then, the use and impact of artificial intelligence has undergone major changes and

The Indian Patent Office granted Kanishk Sinha and Lipika Das Sinha Patent No. 254875 on 28.12.2012 w.e.f. 02.05.2005 for technology related to battery operated electric rickshaws that run on the energy created by a chemical reaction between zinc and oxygen, thereby acting as a means of pollution free transportation. The patent was titled “a fuel

Humans are not the only persons in the eyes of law. Jurisprudence has evolved over the years to create legal fiction and recognise body corporates and associations of natural humans as capable of possessing personhood and termed them as “persons”, capable of exercising rights and holding them accountable for their actions. The most recent development

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the draft for the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 9th February, 2021. The State has asked for objections and feedback to be sent in by all those concerned and has set a time limit of thirty days for the same.

Introduction Artificial intelligence has gained ubiquitousness in today’s world. It has become an integral part of our lives in various ways, often unnoticed by us. Technology has evolved in leaps and bounds and today AI is capable of performing human functions with increasing autonomy. In this context, a question that has often been asked is

On 2nd October, 2020 India and South Africa made a joint submission to the TRIPS Council with a request that it recommend to the WTO General Council a waiver of certain provisions of TRIPS, specifically Sections 1, 4, 5 and 7 of Part II. The request was made keeping in view the need to accelerate