Many companies/startups operating from India cater to foreign markets, especially USA. Hence, such companies are keen on filing International patent applications outside India. Such companies/startups generally contemplate adopting following options: Option 1: Filing an application under PCT. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international treaty with more than 145
That ‘M’ in Mcdonald’s is hard to miss. So, is the Grandpa in the advertisement of KFC. Whenever noodles are served in our kitchen, the question is ‘how is the maggi?’ Search has been replaced by google. Washing Powder is now called ‘surf’. Who knew our dictionaries are enriched day
A Patent is a monopoly right granted to person who has invented a new and useful article or an improvement of an existing article or a new process of making an article. The Patent system in India is governed by the Patents Act, 1970 & The Patents Rules 1972, effective
Introduction:- FSSAI also known as The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and Departments. FSSAI has been created for laying down science
Introduction A band of children, not more than 10 years old hold empty pistols in their hands as one Islamic State soldier demonstrates to them the manner of using it. They smile, innocently of course, with one of them accurately showing it to others the way it is done. All
The ideology underneath the Islamic State’s propaganda of rejecting peace as a matter of principle and rudimentary religious outlooks has not been understood in the appropriate manner, blatantly pointing towards the ignorance while countering with the cynical approach. The existence of such terrorist groups has been believed to be a
Rule of Law is the basis of every free and civilised society. One of the major theses of this doctrine is the recognition of right to life and personal liberty as “inheres in the body of every living person.” It has, thus, been confirmed by the popular scholarship on the
We have often felt short of realizing a democracy that let its principles be practically embodied in the functioning of its organs. Public discourses in India have often voiced dissent of various degrees against the arbitrariness of the executive, partisanship of the legislature and the lethargy of the judiciary. All
The recent use of pellet guns by the Indian army on the Kashmiri populace gained unprecedented global coverage. The controversial killing of Burhan Wani, the 21 year old poster boy of Kashmiri militancy, led to a state wide mourning and protests and the army as a mob dispersal technique, took
Brexit, or exit of Britain, is a term used to connote the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union or EU. Before this author proceeds to discuss the technicalities of Brexit issue, one needs to see the EU’s structure and its effect on the member states. The European
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