German firm Boehringer Ingelheim's patent for asthma drug annulled

An Asthma drug known as Spiriva was annulled by India’s patent office after the patent infringement lawsuit filed by pharma giant Cipla against a German major Boehringer Ingelheim. The patent was cancelled on basis of missing inventive steps lack of demonstration of therapeutic efficacy and the requirement of Section 3(d).

According to legal experts it is a major landmark case  as the revocation  of the  patent took place  after it was granted to the German corporation,  Section 3 (d) of the patent act emerged out to be  an important savior specifically for pharma and chemical  industries, which disallow grant of patent to new form of existing substances unless  the new form shows out enhanced  efficacy over the  known substance.

When contacted to BI spokesperson he stated that Boeheringer Ingelheim Indian patent related to Spiriva had been previously granted and all other patent requirements had been confirmed by the patent office. Boehringer Ingelheim will be evaluating the basis for the recent decision once the reasons are available.

Natco & BMS Settle Entecavir Patent Dispute in India, Terms Undisclosed

BMS-owned patent for hepatitis B drug entecavir has remained at the center-stage of patent disputes across many jurisdictions. In USA, TEVA initiated a patent fight against BMS for Entecavir patent and it was rejected on grounds of strong evidence of non-obviousness.

So when in India, Natco Pharma filed a rectification application for revocation of the patent of entecavir, the flaws in the patent were bound to have impacted the judgement of Indian Patent Office and the court. The end result, however, was far away from expectations.

Even before the court and the IPAB could reach at a decision, the counsels of the involved parties appeared in the court during the hearing in Chennai and informed the Board that they have settled the issue. The terms of settlement remains undisclosed as the parties requested the court and the IPAB to not disclose it to any third party.

BMS owns patent for entecavir, filed on July 2, 2002 and published on January 25, 2008.

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Intellectual Property Management

Intellectual property (IP) is a property which is intangible in nature and is the result of innovation and creativity that can be owned in a same way to physical property. Various IP queries are handled by the IP rights management team that also provides Intellectual property services. The Team help inventor in establishing whether anyone have claimed the IP rights which are granted to him. It is crucial that an inventor should approach such IP experts who are having great acumen about Intellectual property and are well aware of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) technological advances; the Intellectual property support offered by them allows them to stay well-informed with every development within the IP arena.

To help attain the goal of acquiring patent, the IP management team follows approaches like prior art search, patentability search, patent drafting patent illustration etc. All these approaches comes under Intellectual Property Support Services, Also they provide support in commercializing the patent that allows the inventor to make good amount of money easily. 

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IP for Defense – Why Is It Recommended When Sued For Patent Infringement?

Facebook had bought 750 patents for networking, software, and other technologies from IBM when it was challenged in court by Yahoo for patent infringement. The bundle of patents from IBM helped Facebook ward off other lawsuits, back in 2012. 
Question arises - Could intellectual property be used as a defense in patent litigation? Is patent acquisition (from 3^rd parties) a good strategy to save millions in a patent lawsuit?
If yes, how to go forth with this?
IP professionals offer IP for Defense Services as a part of the Patent Litigation Support Services. This niche service vertical is designed to provide assistance that is critical when challenged by an assertion entity for patent infringement. In fact, it is one of the most viable options for a defendant facing a patent infringement lawsuit.

How it helps?

The basic information is derived about the plaintiff’s product lines and top players in the domain where he operates. On similar lines, defendant’s patents are organized among categories to identify those categories which match with the product lines of plaintiff. Then, it is assessed whether it is feasible to sign a cross-licensing deal. And this is first recourse, if it is feasible.
However, if it is not, defendants are advised on how they can buy or license patents from 3^rd parties. Patent mining and in-depth analysis is undertaken to identify who might have patents that plaintiff’s products might be infringing upon. These findings help defendant to strike a deal with the identified third party. And cross-licensing arrangement may also be explored after detailed study of the newly acquired patents.
IP Defense Support Services such as “IP for Defense” also explore (if defending party is willing to) the usefulness of defendant’s product and their marketability. For that purpose, manual analysis is done to check how the newly acquired patents can be extended to features of defendant’s products.
The point I wish to make here is that - patent buyouts are expensive but so is fighting a litigation suit. In fact, litigation costs more and so when challenged by an assertion entity, it is recommended that “IP for Defense” services are taken. Its results are often very useful in devising an alternative strategy that you might not have even considered in the first place.

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LG to launch quantum dot TVs in Early 2015

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Electronic market leader of South Korea, LG electronics Inc. will launch a new range of advanced  high-tech TV in early upcoming year 2015. A spokesperson from  LG told that the firm will soon going to sell TVs that incorporate quantum dot technology  early next year. The picture quantity will be supported and boosted by a film of tiny light emitting crystals which are embedded in normal liquid crystal display (LCD). The tech giant will be displaying quantum dot TVs in ultra-high definition of 55-inch and 65-inch at CES trade show next month in Las Vegas  

As per now  Japan’s Sony Corp. is the only seller of quantum  dot models in the market.

 On other hand The OLED TV remain expensive: a 65-inch ultra-high definition model launched in Korea this year was priced at $10,993. Whereas Sony quantum dot TV costs about $3,799, according to the Japanese firm's website.

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All You Need To Know About Patentability Searches

Patentability searches are aimed at searching the most relevant prior art, including – published patent applications, issued patents, and any other non-patent documents, to determine whether filing a patent application makes sense.

The best place to begin a patentability search is patent office websites such as USPTO, EPO etc. However, to ensure that no prior-art document remains hidden, asking a professional to conduct a patentability search applying tested strategies – keyword searching, classification searching, reviewing the forward and backward references etc. is a must. The patent search experts also dig into what is called as non-patent literature for prior art. It is acceptable and difficult to find.

Comprehensiveness is the key to a successful patentability search and ensures that quality of results will match the search quality of the EPO examiners and beaten most of the USPTO examiners. But it is time to call it quits when the same documents keep popping up over and over again. And if a prior art that describes your invention completely or renders it obvious surfaces in a novelty search, it is not advised that cost is incurred in patenting process.

IP Consultancy firms (KPOs) are most sought for Patentability Search Services. The technical experts working in such firms are capable of understanding the technology behind your invention to return exactly the kind of prior art results you are looking for.

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Five Surprising Inventions from Ancient times

 #Assyrian Nimrud lens- Oldest Telescope in the world

Assyrian Nimrud lens is known to be 3000-year-old piece of rock crystal which was dug out by Sir, John Layard in 1850 in Nimrud, in modern-day Iraq. It is oval in shape and is made  from natural rock crystal, this magnificent natural occurring crystal has focal length of  about 12cm and focal point about 11 cm from the flat side. Pettinato believes this was one of the first lens to be used in a telescope. 

#First Inventor of the Steam Engine-Hero of Alexandria

Hero of Alexandria was Greek mathematician and prudent engineer who is known for his invention of steam engine, his device is powdered through steam and known as aeolipile named after Aiolos ,God of winds. This amazing device was disremembered and never used properly until 1577, when the steam engine was ‘reinvented’ by the philosopher, astronomer and engineer, Taqu al-Din.

#The Incredible 2000-year-old Earthquake Detector

With around 2000 years ago, the Chinese inventor Zhang heng invented first seismoscope in 132 AD the ancient device is amazingly accurate in detecting earthquake waves from afar and did not depend on shaking of the site where the device is located

#The Baghdad Battery

The Baghdad Battery is a clay pot which encapsulates a copper cylinder an iron rod is suspended in the centre of the cylinder that doesn’t touches it, both the iron rod and copper cylinder are held in proper place with the help of an asphalt drug it was discovered in 1936 in village Khujut Rabu near Baghdad

#The Oldest Calendar in Scotland

In 2004 national trust for Scotland excavated an ancient site that led to revelation of sophisticated Calendar system that is around 10,000 years old. It allowed the observation of the mid-winter sunrise so that lunar calendar could be re-calibrated every year to bring it back in line with solar year

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