PATENT EXAMINATION GUIDELINES FOR E-COMMERCE PATENTS

E-commerce and patent guidelines

E-commerce and patent examination guidelines, understanding the guidelines are important as this shall increase the chances of grant and establishing monopoly, which shall further translate to licensing, contracting out, outsourcing, and strategic relationships.

Indian Law – E-commerce and Patent Guidelines

In E-commerce and patent guidelines, the examiners scrutinize the applications primarily based on Section 3(k) of the Indian Patent Act 1970. Section 3(k) of the … Read More

IMPORTANCE OF NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (NDA)

Non-disclosure agreement, NDA, Confidentiality agreement, Agreement, Contract, Contract vetting, Contract drafting

In business, there are numerous instances in which you may want to share confidential information with another party. One common way to protect the secrecy of confidential information given to another party is through the use of a Non-Disclosure Agreement, which is sometimes also referred to as a “Confidentiality Agreement” or “NDA.”

When to execute a NDA:

  • Presenting an invention or business idea to a
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WHAT IS PRIOR ART SEARCH OR PATENT SEARCH?

Patent search or Prior art search

Prior art search is an essential step to ensure that an invention is new and has not been reported or known to the public in any form. An inventor may wish to perform a thorough prior art search before or during the development of his/her idea. A thorough prior art search ensures that amount of time and money being invested in development of the idea … Read More

WHAT IS PRIOR ART?

Prior art is any evidence that an invention is already known. Prior Art includes any public document, for example published patents, technical publications such as journal articles, conference papers, newspaper articles, websites, available products, marketing information, traditional knowledge (oral or written) and the like. Any evidence that the invention in some format has been described or made something that contains a use of technology that … Read More