Performing comprehensive prior art searches is a crucial first step before filing a patent application. Doing this not only prevents infringement lawsuits but also saves the costs associated with patent prosecution. Considering the significance...

With the forecasted growth of global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market size, it is evident that AI is quickly becoming the solution to most of the software and service needs. AI has even infiltrated our...

With the advent of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and automation, it is no surprise that most sectors that were previously governed by traditional structures have now experienced a...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an economic recession, with a direct impact on production and sales. Critical functions such as IP also foresee an effect. This is because R&D centres expect to receive...

Businesses or individual inventors perform exhaustive patentability searches as a first crucial step to ensure that their idea is patent-worthy. Depending on the size of a business or availability of resources, they either conduct...

Be it the great depression of the 1920s or the current COVID19-induced economic slump, the cycle of innovation has continued. Interestingly, some of the breakthrough innovations happened during the tough times – the internet...

Decoding WIPO PROOF, A Proxy to Blockchain: WIPO PROOF is an online digital business service introduced by The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) that provides an online time stamping solution for unregistered IP assets....

Performing exhaustive patentability searches is a common practice among businesses before filing a patent application to protect themselves from getting embroiled in patent litigations. Furthermore, during any financial crisis, businesses can reap monetary benefits...