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By 2016, there will be approx. 1 M HIV patients who will need second-line AIDS treatment as offered by Bristol-Myers Squibb’s HIV drug, “Atazanavir” (brand name Reyataz). Taking that in serious consideration, BMS has...
Some tips to overcome U.S. Obviousness Rejections For Bio-Pharma Patents- • Don’t always argue the existence of an examiner-asserted presumption of prima facie obviousness (PFO) • Use a selection argument, also map out each...
Following measures help in cutting cost on securing IP protection- 1. Make first draft of claims on your own 2. Include defensible claims in your patent applications. This enhances strength of your patent. 3....
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty is a 12-nation trade pact that is designed by the US and that aims to eventually include all of the Asia-Pacific countries. At present, the TPP member countries are:...
What is Crowdfunding? An inventor may now review the market worth of his invention much before spending any money on its commercialization and securing IP protection for it, thanks to the concept of crowdfunding....
It is a proven fact that vague software patents are far more likely to be involved in litigation, particularly with patent assertion entities, than other types of patent and drain companies of millions of...
The Madrid System refers to the system of the international registration of marks and its biggest advantage lies in reduced costs. As such, Korea also became a member country of the Madrid Union in...
Until recently, copyright was not regarded as being of much relevance to the software developers/inventors but things have changed drastically. Copyrighting has become an extremely important weapon in preventing piracy of computer software and...
Some of the most important benefits of a provisional patent application are- • Establish an early filing date• Give additional time to perfect the invention or work on improvements• Determine whether there is a...
• Opponent has to file 3 Copies of the TM Opposition Notice in Form No. TM-5 within 3 months from the date of publication of the Trademark with fee of Rs. 2500 at the...
