Patentability of Microorganisms in India

The Indian Patent Act, Section 3(j) states that plants and animals in whole or any part thereof other than microorganisms but including seeds, varieties and species and essentially biological processes for production or propagation of plants and animals are not patentable which indicates that the microorganisms are not under the purview of the subject matter of non-patentable inventions. India has […]

Protecting Intellectual Property in Architecture

Intellectual Property is used to describe the results of creative and innovative endeavors. It is called as intellectual since it is created by the intellect of human mind and as property because like tangible property the intellectual property which is an intangible property can also be owned, sold, leased or transferred. There are different ways of protecting intellectual property. Innovative […]

India grants patent to Gilead’s expensive hepatitis drug, Sovaldi (Sofosbuvir)

Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) had earlier faced a thumb down on the patent application by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademark but the latest ruling overturns that decision. Gilead has applied  for patent numbered 6087/DELNP/2005 claiming the active metabolites of sofosbuvir on 27th March 2005 and was refused by IPO on 13th Jan 2015, then remanded back by Hon’ble Delhi High Court […]

Nestlé’s Four-Finger Chocolate Bar Not Entitled To Trade Mark Protection

Nestle’s attempt to trademark the KitKat shape was denied in England. The British High Court ruling on Wednesday was the culmination of the long legal battle between Nestle and Cadbury over the shape of the four-fingered candy bar. Judge Richard Arnold found that the shape wasn’t distinctive enough to warrant a trademark. Arnold concluded that the shoppers weren’t likely to confuse KitKats with similarly […]

Indian office CGPDTM joins TMclass: online tool for classifying goods and services

Indian Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) joins TMclass (on 07 December 2015). This successful integration is the result of the EU-INDIA Intellectual Property Cooperation (IPC-EUI) project co-fundedby the European Union and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market within the framework of the International Cooperation Programme and in close collaboration with CGPDTM TMClass is an […]