Research and innovation is the backbone of any country, especially in a developing one like India. With the government enabling policies that push for innovation, India is poised to become a leading science and technology hub. Boosting research and development, intellectual property rights (IPR) have contributed significantly to India’s economy. In fact, IPR and economic growth go […]
How many times have you washed down a common cold with a glass of warm ‘haldi doodh’ or turmeric milk? It is a remedy passed down generations and is regularly used in almost every household. Did you know that the medicinal properties of turmeric are recognised as the traditional knowledge of India? Did you also […]
In this day and age, it is difficult to get lost anywhere in the world, thanks to location services such as Google Maps. But are you aware that these services run on Artificial Intelligence (AI)? AI has become a household name as the technology has permeated our lives forever through wide-ranging applications. Today, AI finds […]
With start-ups and innovation-centric firms blossoming across the country, the best way to get an edge over the competition is by investing in intellectual property. A very efficient tool for overcoming competition is intellectual property. It helps innovators protect their product from misuse and earn hefty sums by licensing their product for manufacture. Therefore, it becomes […]
Intellectual property rights and laws across the world were developed in contemporary times and have since kept up with technological advances. However, almost all countries, especially India, have a wealth of knowledge that was developed by native communities and indigenous people. This bank of knowledge has been passed down generations and have come to represent […]
As an IP lawyer you could spend your day helping a company protect its brand and spend the next helping a researcher safeguard their published results. No two days look the same! With India emerging as the largest market for research and innovation, many companies have begun to hire patent/IP lawyers. As an intellectual property […]
Whether you’re creating the next big streaming platform or composing a soon-to-be viral bop, here’s how you can protect your creation! Filing for patents is a must to protect your ideas from being copied or misused. Read on to find out the benefit of patent. Before we dive in, let us first understand what are patents. […]
IPRs for eco-friendly inventions are highly prioritised today IPRs for green inventions are the need of the hour. Living in a rapidly-developing world, we often hear of new and exciting intellectual properties and innovations. These inventions make our lives easy, while also providing financial benefits to the inventors. However, while most inventions are a stroke of […]
Intellectual Property Rights play a crucial role in the field of e-commerceLearn about how your favourite shopping website is protected under IPR for e-commerce IPR in e-commerce is a highly valuable component of e-commerce. IPR stands for Intellectual Property Rights – the rights that allow a business to use their invention to gain financial benefits […]
Traditional knowledge – whether it’s the lullaby you learned as a kid or the family recipe that was handed down to you.Learn how traditional knowledge protection is afforded under IPR laws Traditional Knowledge and IPR are two terms that we don’t often hear together. While IPR stands for Intellectual Property Rights, Traditional knowledge is something we […]