Patents

Increased R&D spending and other initiatives can help India project itself as a strong China-plus-one contender in trade talks 

Global patent filings rise to new high on surge in India applications

India reported a 15.7 percent growth in the number of patents filed in 2023 at 64,480, a report by World Intellectual Property Organisation has said

AI an existential tool, needed to improve work outcomes, Piyush Goyal Says

The faster we adopt it to improve the outcome of our work, the better we will do, the minister added

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China's Huawei says it earned patent revenues of $560 million last year

Last year, Huawei spent $23 billion on research and development, with 114,000 staff, 55% of its total, working on research.

Omega Seiki set to introduce drone-mounted EVs in logistics space

The company plans to cater to the e-commerce, food and beverage, FMCG, and medical product delivery segments.

Why pricing of off-patent drugs doesn’t solve the problem 

The government stepping in to fix a ceiling for off-patent drugs is a sign that competition in the market isn't working 

ICT services export, market sophistication helps India to move up in Global Innovation Index

India jumped six spots to be ranked 40th in this year’s edition of the index.

Tata Motors files record 125 patents in FY22

The patents filed entail a diverse range of innovations and developments in traditional and new energy powertrain technologies, safety, connected vehicle technologies, body in white (BIW) and trims along with other vehicle systems, Tata Motors said in a statement.

Insecticides India gets patents for two novel agrochemical compounds for 20 years

New Delhi, May 16 Agro-chemicals firm Insecticides India Ltd (IIL) on Monday said that it has secured patents for two novel agrochemical compounds ..

Domestic patent filings outnumber international applicants in India for the first time in 11 years

Filing of patents has increased by more than 50 percent in seven years, taking India’s ranking in the Global Innovation Index up to 46 in 2021 compared to 81 in 2015-16

Economic Survey 2022: India climbs 35 ranks in Global Innovation Index but lags in patents count

In 2020-21, Indian residents made up 40 per cent of the total applications, up from 20 per cent in 2010-11

Exclusive | Govt to introduce further reforms to push more Indian patents, raise awareness

A consistent push to simplify patent filings by reducing fees and digitising them have led to a major rise in patent filings in India. But most applications are still from foreign entities.

US support for waiving COVID-19 vaccine patent rights puts pressure on drugmakers – but what would a waiver actually look like?

The waiver could build on the existing system for compulsory licensing of patents and extend that to trade secrets and knowledge. The negotiations around access to HIV/AIDS medicines in the 1990s ended up with a similar framework.

Over 5,000 IoT patent filed in India over last 5 years: Nasscom

Over 80 percent of these patents filed were related to applications pertaining to Industry 4.0 with the healthcare and automobile industry leading the way, the report said, adding that 70 percent of the patents came from multinational corporations (MNCs), and 7 percent were filed by startups.

Patents more crucial in winning deals than revenue generation

Patents assume more significance as digital transformation becomes an important business decision.

Government wants to ease patenting ecosystem to encourage innovation: DIPP Secretary

UN World Intellectual Property Organisation Director General Francis Gurry expressed his concern about countries increasingly becoming more protectionist.

DRL says no claims for monetary damages in US patent case

Drug major Dr Reddy's Laboratories had received an unfavourable ruling in a US court regarding a patent infringement case over anti-nausea injection Aloxi.

Patent filings by Indians up 2% in Apr-Nov

With the government taking steps to promote intellectual property rights, filing of patents by Indians have increased by about 2 percent to 8,273 during April-November this financial year.

China smartphone maker Xiaomi buys Microsoft patents

Upstart smartphone maker Xiaomi has bought nearly 1,500 patents from US technology giant Microsoft, the companies and reports said, as part of a "global partnership" that will help the Chinese firm expand outside its home market

IPR policy to help commercialise patents, copyrights: Govt

The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy will not only incentivise entrepreneurship and innovation in the country, but will aid in the conversion of copyrights and patents for commercial use, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

IPR policy is a good move by the government: Experts

No pharma company is taking up patent issues with the WTO as they are looking to sort out the issue through treaties, says Kewal Handa, Former MD of Pfizer.

Biotech dept patents drop by 50% in last 3 years: Panel

The committee also said the department does not have a mechanism to maintain data on patents filed or granted and emphasised on "galvanising" efforts to improve its performance.

UFO Moviez rises 3% on settlement of dispute with Real Image

The company with Real Image Media Technologies have arrived at an agreement on mutually acceptable terms, which settles all disputes between the parties.

Does India need stronger IPR regime? Experts discuss

The US government has put India in the "priority watch list" under the special 301 report that it releases annually, according to an AFP report. If the report is accurate this will be third year in a row India finds itself in this list - along with Russia and China.