IIPRD, along with Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys (K&K) and its eminent foreign associates, conducted Third edition of International Patent Drafting Competition (IPDC). IPDC was designed with an objective to test acumen and skill set of various practitioners…
In addition to International Search conducted by an International Searching Authority (ISA), under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) an Applicant can have his/her international patent application searched more comprehensively under Supplementary International Search (SIS). This additional search reduces risk of discovering…
IIPRD and Khurana & Khurana, in association with Sughrue Mion, PLLC, USA, Hamm & Wittkopp, Germany, Murta Goyanes, Brazil and Sakamoto and Partners, Japan are to conduct an International Symposium on Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Chemical Patent Laws from 25th to…
With a massive increase in the filing of international applications, clients have been constantly asking queries pertaining to the patent registration process under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This article is a quick reference for an overview of the procedure for…
At various instances, an applicant or an inventor may require to file a patent application directly in a foreign country other than country of residence. There could be diverse reasons pertaining first filing in a foreign country, such as, non-patentable…
On August 02, 2017, the United States Court of Appealsfor the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Applera Corp.and Tropix Inc.in the matter of Enzo Biochem Inc., Enzo Life Sciences Inc., Yale University v. Applera Corp., Tropix Inc. The Court…
Horizon Pharma plc, an Irish specialty biopharmaceutical company, on 27 June 2017, reported that the United States district court for the district of New Jersey upheld the validity of two Horizon Pharma patents covering VIMOVO®, a pain relief treatment for…
On July 17, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the U.S. Patent No. 6,713,446 (“the ‘446 patent”) covering Takeda Pharmaceutical’s cancer drug Velcade® is valid and enforceable. The appellate court decision overturned an…
GST IMPLICATION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Once upon a time . . . Before the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime,the Union government exclusively used to levy tax on transactions relating to Intellectual Property (IP) rights if such were classified as…
Brand taglines are catch phrases which serve to draw a connection for consumers with the business’ products and services, and the concerned brand in general. A particular sequence of words repetitively used in the promotion of a brand or business…