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USPTO- Fee Schedule Update

USPTO has updated the fees subject to reduction upon establishment of small entity status (37 CFR 1.27) or micro entity status (37 CFR 1.29) while applying for PCT applications which are effective from 01-01-2016. Note that if applicant qualifies as a small entity under  37 CFR 1.27, applicant may also qualify for “Micro Entity Status” under 35 U.S.C. …

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IPO update- New Numbering format for Patent Applications

The Numbering System of patent applications and Request for Examination filed in IPO (Indian Patent Office) has been updated with a view to attain uniformity in accessibility and processing of Patent Applications by all Patent offices in India. The New numbering formal will be implemented w.e.f 1st January 2016. The new number format will have …

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Software Patent Rules paused.

Section 3(k) of the patent act describes that there is no patent on invention of any mathematical or business method or a computer program me or algorithms.   India\’s patent office has put on hold guidelines that would have allowed patenting of software, a move being hailed as a big win for domestic startups. Indian …

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Aircrafts on a Runway to Generate Electricity

“Boeing use noise produced by an aircraft on a runway to generate electricity. The patent mentions installing multiple acoustic collectors on both sides of a runway” When you hear of scientific innovations at airports, they\’re usually trying to offset the environmental cost of such a necessary and long-haul mode of transportation. Airports and air travel …

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Public notice allowing other Patent Offices to receive payments and documents on behalf of PO Chennai, due to Floods.

It has been brought to the notice of all the applicants/ agents/ stakeholders that due to the floods in Chennai, the functioning of the Indian Patent Office, Chennai has been affected and the CGPDTM has been requested to make alternative arrangements for Payments of fees and submission of applications/documents and other statutory papers which may …

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Qualcomm to Permit Licenses To Chinese Mobile Phone Producer Xiaomi

Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc marked a permitting agreement with Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd [XTC.UL] that permits the Chinese mobile phone producer to utilize its licenses to make and offer 3G and 4G gadgets. Xiaomi has delighted in a fast ascent with handsets it touts as less expensive yet all around planned distinct options for Apple Inc\’s …

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A Revision to the 9TH Edition Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) has been Published- USPTO

The Ninth Edition, Revision 07.2015 (October 2015) of the MPEP incorporates changes to the laws, rules, and practice necessitated by, or made as a result of, the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA), Public Law 112-211, 126 Stat. 1527 (Dec. 18, 2012). The Revision includes authentic revisions to all chapters of the MPEP …

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FRAND Licensing- An Introduction

Most of our daily lives are governed by technological devices – smartphone operating over 3G/4G networks, computers using WiFi, or even the now ubiquitous ear buds playing music from MP3 devices. To function, however, the technology in each component has to work together. That means the devices typically need to comply with standards, i.e., protocols …

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Stop Squinting, Samsung is here to help you!

Using eye-tracking and facial recognition software, Samsung\’s future TVs now recognizes if its viewer is having an inconvenience. With the assistance of cameras on the front of the TV, it includes facial acknowledgment and eye following innovation to its TVs. It will then consequently zoom into the territory they are taking a gander at on …

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More than 1,500 yogic asanas shortlisted to prevent patent cases

The Narendra Modi government has shortlisted more than 1,500 asanas and videographed more than 250, ordering them as \”customary information\” of the nation. This has been done with an end goal to upset endeavors by remote MNCs and people to get licenses and trademark on old yoga methods. The activity will be a piece of …

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