Intellectual property (IP) refers to various innovations of the mind, including literary works, inventions, designs, symbols, and artistic expressions. Such IP is vulnerable to duplication without the protection granted by intellectual property right (IPR) laws. Therefore, it is not only essential to secure...

Intellectual property (IP) is the fuel that drives IP-centric businesses, whose primary objective is to develop unique IP (inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names and images) to boost their growth. However, simply...

Intellectual Property (IP) is the most significant asset in the possession of any company. If IP-related sensitive data is ever stolen or lost, the company becomes vulnerable to failure and bankruptcy. Organisations can own...

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has aptly highlighted the importance of conducting patent searches before filing patent applications. A prospective innovation or invention can be identified as unique by carrying out proper patent...

Product development is the first stage in the life cycle of a product. After ideation and concept building of a product, one needs to ensure that the Customer Data Integration has been done and...

Securing a design patent is easier as compared to obtaining a utility patent for an invention. Despite this ease of getting a design patent, applicants often face patent rejections. A common and essential practice...

How to Strategically Build Patent Portfolio Based on Priority of Inventions: The COVID-19 pandemic has debilitated economies across the world, prompting companies to optimize their resources and limit expenditure to stay afloat. The scenario...

Research and development (R&D) teams and IP units are the two pillars of modern IP-centric organizations. The significance of collaboration between the two has been emphasized by scholars in the past. There are multiple...

Shaping a patent application is a time and labour-intensive task. Thereafter, the last thing an applicant expects after a thorough submission is the rejection of the grant. Most of the patent applications in the...

Today, most of the reputed law firms deal with heavy workloads on an everyday basis. In this scenario, they usually delegate their non-core activities to paralegals, also known as legal assistants. These professionals generally...