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Patent Application Filing Trend in India

12 April 2022 by Ms. Manisha Singh (Partner) and Dr. Niharika Kumaria (Managing Associate)

The world is facing the wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) yet there is an improvement in intellectual property (IP) filing in India with a 6% increase in application for patents and 15% in trademarks.

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Knowledge capital: Speaking of Wolves and vultures!

04 February 2022 by DPS Parmar [Former Technical Member (Patents), erstwhile Intellectual Property Appellate Board Special Counsel, LexOrbis]

Knowledge capital of an entity dependents on the inventive activity every inventor they hire or have.

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Delhi High Court ruled in favour of Agatha Christie’s celebrated novel “And Then There Were None”

20 January 2022 by Manisha Singh (Partner) and Surabhi Oberoi (Associate)

In the recent case of Agatha Christie Limited vs Registrar of Trade Marks, the Delhi High court quashed the order of the Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks refusing the registration of the trademark “And Then There Were None".

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Draft Rules Governing Overseas Investments: An Overview

17 December 2021 by Mini Raman (Partner) and Angelina Talukdar (Senior Associate)

Overseas Investments by persons resident in India are presently governed by the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security) Regulations, 2004.

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Decoding patenting of ‘code of life’

25 October 2021 by Mr. DPS Parmar [Former Technical Member (Patents), erstwhile Intellectual Property Appellate Board; Special Counsel, LexOrbis]

One must understand that the patent eligibility of a subject matter such as human gene / gene sequence being a question of law and fact can be decided on case-to-case basis only.

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Patentability of inventions involving usage of radioactive substances?

18 February 2021 by LexOrbis

Patentability of inventions involving usage of radioactive substances?

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Civil Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Determine Validity of Registered Plant Variety

03 August 2023 by LexOrbis - India : Manisha Singh (Partner) & Neha Ruhela (Senior Associate)

In India, the protection of plant varieties is outside the purview of the patent system.

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mRNA Vaccines: A Breakthrough Technology

11 July 2023 by LexOrbis - India: Manisha Singh (Partner) & Vaneet Kaur (Senior Associate)

RNA molecules have been utilized as therapeutic and research tools for more than two decades, with the usage ranging from in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA, small interference RNA (siRNA), RNA aptamers, riboswitches, and antisense RNA to the recently developed mRNA vaccines.

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Patenting Molecular Diagnostics

17 May 2023 by LexOrbis - DPS Parmar

The patent eligibility in every jurisdiction differs in content and form. It perhaps finds its justification in the stage of development the country is placed in relation to inventions of new technology or its adoption by the state technology groups.

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LexOrbis Successfully Hosts 5th edition of the AIPLA Women in IP Global Networking Event 2023

09 May 2023 by LexOrbis - India

On April 28, 2023, the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi was abuzz with over 100+ women professionals from different segments, all in attendance for the Women in IP Global Networking Event 2023 hosted by LexOrbis on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).