Patents
Patent Absurdity
I recently saw a documentary on the US Patent system, specifically focusing on the Bilski Case. Makes an excellent case against software patents which it compares to a, “tax” on software companies. You can watch it at the following link
bilski delivered
Bilski v. Kappos was one of the most anticipated decisions on patent law by SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States). Law geeks (like me ?) used to run weekly checks on the status of the case. The stakes involved in Bilski were huge and it promised to be the Sony v. Universal Studios (where [...]
Who am I to you?
Image via Wikipedia From the early 1980’s to the late 1990’s bollywood as a content production industry believed religiously in the application of “formulas” and “equations” for achieving success at the Box-Office. Rajshree Productions was one of the movie production houses which routinely used to practice this arithmetic. In the 1994 movie “Hum Aapke Hain [...]
Article on Patent Law
Recently I was interviewed for an article, published in a I.T. Magazine titled, “Are Patents Blocking Indian Tech Innovation?”, interested readers can find the article on the following link.
Inventing Statute: Einstein’s in the Indian Patent Office
This post reminds me of lawschool folklore narrated by one of my colleagues of how a professor quizzed a class on the criteria for patentability. Seeing this as an easy brownie point a student parroted, “novelty, usefulness and non-obviousness”. The student was quite perplexed to see the professor say (with a wry smile), “incomplete and [...]
Google files for patent in India for social networking site
Google has filed a patent application before the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks in India for its recently developed social networking site based on user preferences and format performance data. In its application filed on June 27 this year, Google has claimed that a user network site could be formed on the [...]
