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ORIGIIN NEWSLETTER
A monthly Newsletter on issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights
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Prime advantages of marking products as patent pending are that it not only helps to avoid innocent infringement but also encourages
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patentees to give notice to the public that the article is patented and also aids the public to identify that the article
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The Rubik's Cube was invented by Erno Rubik in 1974 when the first working prototype came into being and a patent application was initially drafted. Rubik's invention was born out of his passionate interest in geometry, the study of 3D forms, and in exploring the hidden possibilities of combination of forms and materials.
is patented. Indian patent law (Section 111, Indian Patent Act of 1970) limits the award of damages in patent infringement cases when an infringer or the defendant is able to prove that he was unaware of the patent-in-suit. However, the Patent Act effectively reverses this allocation of the burden of proof in cases where an article is marked with the word patent and a patent number. In a suit for infringement of a patent, damages or an account of profits shall not be granted against the defendant who proves that at the date of the infringement he was not aware and had no reasonable grounds for believing that the patent existed. Therefore, marking the products as Patent pending serves
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an important public notice that patent has been applied for and leaves little space for innocent infringement.
Patent pending marking is not restricted to the patent application but also for granted patents in which case the products need to be marked as patented. However, a person shall not be deemed to have been aware or to have had reasonable grounds for believing that a patent exists by reason only of the application to an article of the word
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patent, patented or any word or words expressing or implying that a patent has been obtained for the article, unless the number of the patent accompanies the word or words in question. That means that mention of patent number is also important to be mentioned if the product in question is patented. For example, in Australia, the preferred marking is "Aust. Pat. App. No. yyyynnnnnn" where "yyyy" is the four-digit year of the application and "nnnnnn" is the six-digit number allocated by the Australian Patent Office.
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According to Section 120 of Indian Patents Act, 1970, use of marking, such as Patent pending or patent applied for, where no patent has been actually applied for is an offense and if any person
A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.
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falsely represents that any article sold by him is patented in India or is the subject of an application for a patent in India, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees. The use of words patent, patented, patent applied for, patent pending or other words expressing or implying that an article is patented or that a patent has been applied for shall be deemed to refer to a patent in force in India, or to a pending application for a patent in India, unless there is an accompanying indication that the patent has been obtained or applied for in any country outside India". United States Patent No: US6843477 Inventor: Robert E. Simmons Jr Date of Patent: Jan 18, 2005 Abstract: A deck of rock, paper, scissors playing cards Even though marking products for which patent has been applied for, care should be taken while using the word "Patented as it should be used only after grant of the patent. Hence, before grant is accorded, it is advisable to mark products as "Patent Pending" or Patent applied for, to indicate that patent application has been filed but patent is not granted yet. and methods of play therewith are disclosed. The deck has fifty-two cards including four wild cards identified as sister cards and little brother cards and forty-right cards including fourteen paper cards, fourteen rock cards, fourteen scissor cards, two crumpled paper cards, two broken rock cards and two broken scissor cards. Each of the cards has a point value. The associated method includes playing the cards against each other wherein the hierarchy bases on the pictorial. The hierarchy determines the winner of each game. The cards having point values for determines the points awarded for each
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Patent News
Apple is in trouble again: This time for Talking!
Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University alleged in the lawsuit, filed in a U.S. district court that Apple's Siri feature infringes on two of the school's U.S. patents filed in 2002 and 2005 that deals with speech recognition technology. The university is demanding Apple pay a still undetermined amount in damages, and that the court order an injunction on Apple's use of Siri as a feature on its iPhones and iPads. The university is also considering filing further legal action against other foreign companies that have infringed its patents. It is also filing a lawsuit as a company in China has also targeted Apple's Siri for patent infringement with its own lawsuit in the country. Shanghai Zhi Zhen Internet Technology, is the developer of software called "Xiao i Robot" that communicates through voice, and can answer users' questions. In 2006, the company was granted a patent in China covering the technology.
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recent win, Rox is looking forward to opening its first store in Edinburgh, where it plans to display a new line of silver
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