April 15, 2015

Nine North-Eastern Indian products gets Geographical Indication registry

The organic and exotic agricultural produce of Northeast India got nine products registered at geographical indication (GI) registry. These products included Assam Karbi Anglong Ginger, Assam Tezpur Litchi, Meghalaya Khasi Mandarin, Sikkim Large Cardamom, Mizoram Bird Eye Chilly, Manipur Kachai Lemon, Tripura Queen Pineapple, Arunachal Orange and Nagaland Tree Tomato According to North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (Neramac) this will …

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India\’s GI List adds up with 20 New Products

The Office of the Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai, has registered 20 more agriculture produce, handicrafts, manufactured goods, food stuff and natural material from across the country. Wooden lacquer wear and toys from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi, Bengaluru rose onion, Naga tree tomato, Mizo chilli, Makrana marble from Rajasthan, Nendran banana from Kerala and Meerut …

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Patenting Trends in India

The Indian patent office granted 536 Patents for the month of March, 2015. The Top three consisted of GM Global Technology Operations, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Koninklijike Philips Eletronics N.V with a count of 39, 22 and 12 patents respectively. The chart below shows the top ten Companies that received the maximum number of patents for …

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CGPDTM launches \”KIDS Nook\”

With the purpose of creating IP awareness among kids, the office of Controller General of Patent, Design and Trademark (CGPDTM) launches “KIDS Nook”. This would be the first comics for kids about IP. It consists of various stories giving knowledge about Patents, Designs, Trademarks and introduction to creativity and innovations. You can visit the Nook …

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E-filing facilities for filing GI Application

IPO expands the paperless environment by introducing Electronic filing system for the new applications for registration of Geographical Indication (GI). In order to expand the paperless environment and add ease of access on all the offices under the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, Electronic Filing system has also been extended for the filing …

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Patents for Humanity Winners – (USPTO)

The U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the latest winners of the Patents for Humanity program. The Patents for Humanity program was launched by the USPTO in February 2012 as part of an Obama administration initiative promoting game-changing innovations to solve long-standing development challenges. The 2015 Patents for Humanity award ceremony recognizes seven recipients in …

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First Singapore Patent Recognized- (SIPO)

Singapore\’s Intellectual Property Office (IPOS) announced recently that the first Singapore patent was granted protection and recognized in Cambodia in March. This patent also marked Cambodia\’s first-ever granted patent. Less than two months after IPOS and Cambodia\’s Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the first Singapore patent was formally …

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6th Annual Advanced International Certificate Course on IP Asset Management- (KIPO)

The Korean Intellectual Property Office in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA) is offering the Advanced International Certificate Course on IP Asset Management for business success based on IP PANORAMATM Multimedia toolkit in English. According to the …

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New types of Trademarks can now be Registered @ The Japan Patent Office (JPO)

Japan is to expand its trademark protection to cover an additional five categories of non-traditional trademarks from April 1st 2015, namely, Motion Mark Hologram Mark Color Per Se Mark Sound Mark, and Position Mark. Applications for registration of these new types of trademarks will be accepted by the Japan Patent Office from 12:00 (midnight) of …

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