Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design (SICLD)…… Unused Potential IP
When we indulge in conversations related to Intellectual Property, what typically comes to our mind are Patents or Trade Marks or Copyrights or maybe Geographical Indication (GI). Other Intellectual Property Protection Acts such as Industrial Designs and Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act (“SICLD” hereinafter) rarely attract our attention, hardly discussed and to utter surprise … Continue reading Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design (SICLD)…… Unused Potential IP
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In a landmark (and in a way divisive) judgment, Justice S. Tamilvanan of the Madras High Court, on 15th March 2013, allowed the writ petition filed by Mr. S.P. Chockalingam (W.P.No.8472 of 2006) and declared the amendments introduced to Section 126 of the Patents Act 1970, by Section 67 (a) of the Patents (Amendment) Act, … Continue reading Advocates as Patent Agents
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Patents are a major area of business proficiency nowadays and recently in India too, it has become as important as marketing, finance, corporate governance, and manufacturing economics. India’s growing R&D operations have taken a beating due to lack of in-house professionals to file patents applications. Even then, the numbers clearly indicate that there is a … Continue reading NPDC Supplementary Details
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