IIPRD, this year, with the support from Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys (K&K), and Sughrue Mion PLLC, has launched a one of its kinds competition in India on Patent Drafting called as "National Patent Drafting Competition" or NPDC…
The much-debated and iterated 'Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions' formally released by the Office of Controller of Patents finally dawns the light upon the much elusive position on Software and Business Method Patents in India. The Indian Software…
In a major update for the patent circle (and of course Pharma industry), reportedly, Lee Pharma, a Hyderabad based Indian pharma company, which had filed a Compulsory Licensing (CL) Application on June 29, 2015, in India, against one of the…
Yes, you all read it right. Long waiting has come to an ending. Long (in fact too long) wait for the Trade Mark Agent Exam since 2010 (when it was held last) has come to an end with the announcement…
Devina Choubal, an intern at Khurana & Khurana looks into grounds of denial of an injunction by analyzing the recent case of SRF Foundation v. Ram Education Society. FACTS: ‘SRF Foundation’ plaintiff no.1 is a registered non-profit society engaged in…
In worrying statistics, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as reported in a news article dated 31st July 2015, informed parliament in a written reply to the Lok Sabha that as many as 2, 26, 339 patent applications are pending…
Lee Pharma, a Hyderabad based Indian pharma company, has filed a Compulsory Licensing (CL) Application (in accordance with Section 84(1) of the Indian Patents Act) against one of the patented drug Saxagliptin for treating Diabetes Mellitus. The Patent on Saxagliptin…
Medhavi Singh, an intern at Khurana and Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys, looks into trademark litigation relating to criticism sites using confusingly similar or identical domain names. Cybersquatting is the buzz word in the arena of domain name disputes and…
Domestic and International laws prohibit the patenting of traditional knowledge of any local community. However, traditional knowledge, such as unique plants and their use is being usurped by unscrupulous players by patenting them in different countries. The only way…
We are very glad to announce Khurana & Khurana, Advocate and IP Attorneys (K&K) 's acquisition of Closer2Patents, a growing IP Consulting Practice based in Mumbai, effective 1'st Jan 2015. With a practice currently spread across three offices, Delhi, Pune,…