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Patent prosecution

Patent prosecution may be defined as the interaction between the two parties one is the applicant/s, or their representative/s and the other is a patent office in regard to a patent, or an application for a patent. Patent prosecution may come into play either pre-grant or post-grant. While pre-grant prosecution involves negotiation with a patent office for the grant of a patent, post-grant may involve issues such as post-grant amendment and opposition among others.

The rules relating to the patent prosecution are often laid in manuals released by patent offices. The Indian Patent Rules (Amended), 2003 describes and states the rules relating to the Indian Patent Office and how to prosecute in Indian context.

PATENTS ON INDIAN BIO-RESOURCES ENLISTED

The Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (URDIP) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has prepared a database of patents granted world-wide to Indian bio-resources, which include food crops, forest trees, marine organisms, microbial resources, livestock, other animals and agro-resources..................more

YASH RAJ FILMS ACCUSED OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Yash Raj Films has been accused of copyright infringement in a lawsuit filed by the producers of a Tamil movie “Naan Avan Illai” against Yash Raj Chopra. They claim infringement of their copyright with YRC’s recent film "Ladies v. Ricky Bahl".

“Naan Avan Illai” released in 2007 is a remake of a 1974 movie by the same name and it was a remake of a 1962 Marathi film and play – “To Mee Navhech”................more

ANGELINA JOLIE ACCUSED OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Angelina Jolie has been accused of copyright infringement by a Croatian journalist James Braddock. Braddock has filed a lawsuit against Jolie, Film District and the producers of Jolie's upcoming directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood And Honey”, claiming copyright infringement of his book entitled, “The Soul Shattering”. The actress however claims to have written the story for “In The Land of Blood and Honey”.............more