A Patent Search is the process by which prior inventions or ideas are examined, with the goal being to find information that bears close similarity to a given Patent or proposed invention. Patent search is a very important step to be followed before applying for a Patent as it helps choosing research problems, monitoring research [...]

Embedded systems are patentable because they do not fall under section 3(k) of Indian Patent act. According to Section 3(k) computer programs are excluded from patentability. Computer programs are a set of instructions for controlling a sequence of operations of a data processing system. Computer program may merely be written on paper or recorded on [...]

“The Protection and Utilization of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008″ (Public Funded IP Bill) (1) in the upper house of Indian Parliament marks a major paradigm shift in the way the outcome is expected of the public funds by researchers in a university or an institute of higher education. The Public Funded IP Bill [...]