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Delhi High Court has directed the Controller General of Patents to create a code of conduct for trademark and patent agents due to misleading advertisements. The court emphasized the need to regulate agents and address complaints effectively.

Generative AI, which produces text, images, computer code and even music from existing information, is exploding with more than 50,000 patent applications filed in the past decade, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), wh...

India has seen a significant rise in the number of patents granted, reaching around one lakh in 2024, a substantial increase from the 6,000 patents issued annually a decade ago, according to Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. The ...

A senior official of the Pharmexcil said drugs such as Merck's Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) whose revenue were at USD 25 billion and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Eliquis (Apixaban)-USD 12 billion, among others would be off-patented in the next few years.

At Infosys' 43rd annual general meeting, cofounder and chairman Nandan Nilekani talked of the nascent stage of the Generative AI revolution. He also said consumer AI will see rapid adoption but enterprise AI will take several years to mature and hav...

Best Agrolife Ltd has obtained regulatory approval for its new patented insecticide formulation named Nemagen, designed to combat resistant pests causing significant crop damage. The company plans to launch Nemagen in July. According to Best Agrolif...

In what could ease access to some patented medicines, the government has allowed global tenders to be floated for procurement of 120 drugs, including anti-diabetic medication Semaglutide, after the health ministry raised concerns over lack of domest...

The U.S. Supreme Court barred on Thursday a federal trademark for the phrase "Trump Too Small" - an irreverent criticism of former President Donald Trump - rejecting a California lawyer's claim that the trademark denial violated his constitutional f...

SLCM acquires second Agri Reach patent for real-time quality control data monitoring in warehouses, bolstering agricultural ecosystem self-reliance.

The management aims for over 20% revenue growth in 2024-25 and is optimistic about better pricing and margin improvement. Analysts expect the near-term pressure from developed markets to subside in the current financial year. Should you invest in Af...

A 2019 study published by the Indian Journal of Gastroenterology revealed that the prevalence of GERD in the Indian population is around 8.2%, with a higher prevalence of around 11.1% in the urban population. According to AWACS MAT April 2024 data, ...

While social media has created immense opportunities for engagement and expression, it has also raised a myriad of legal challenges, particularly concerning intellectual property (IP) rights including issues around content ownership, digital rights ...

India and the Global South celebrate a significant win with the WIPO treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources, and traditional knowledge. The treaty introduces a new disclosure requirement for patent applicants based on genetic resources, ...

Members of the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have concluded an agreement that creates a mandatory disclosure requirement on the patent applicant, when a claimed invention is based on genetic resources.

Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have reached an agreement mandating patent applicants to disclose the country of origin or source of genetic resources if their claimed invention is based on these materials or associate...

Coromandel has partnered with Japan's ISK to launch Prachand, a patented product using Japanese technology to protect paddy crops from pests like stem borers and leaf folders that can cause up to 70 per cent yield losses. It has also developed a for...

Google celebrated the 195th anniversary of the accordion's patent with a special doodle on May 23, 2024. The doodle featured a musical theme, integrating the 'Google' logo within the bellows of an accordion. Highlighting the instrument's German orig...

Microsoft ordered to pay $242 million to IPA for infringing IPA patent with Cortana. IPA under Wi-LAN. Lawsuit filed in 2018. Microsoft denies infringement. IPA also sued Google and Amazon.

The Delhi High Court has prohibited Natco Pharma from producing and selling the cancer drug Olaparib, marketed as 'BRACANAT' or under any other name, until further notice. The court's decision came in response to a lawsuit by Kudos Pharmaceuticals, ...