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Obtaining Intellectual Property Rights in Food Industries

January 22, 2018 StartupIndia_strategist

Services offered by Tech Corp International Strategist, India (TCIS, India) to Food Industries:

1). Trademark Filing:

A brand is the key component of a food company or product’s success. A trademark is a legally protected word, name, design, logo, or other symbol of your product or business. For example, “Oreo” is a trademarked product name. That means no one else can use the name “Oreo” to sell their cookies. A trademark can be obtained for a food product, restaurant or chef’s name.

TCIS, India helps the food industries obtain a trademark for a food product as well as the company. Clients of the firm enjoy the following services:

Free initial trademark consultation with an experienced trademark attorney
Review of office actions by an experienced trademark attorney
Trademark attorney personal attention to their matters
Firm ideology of involvement that requires “going the extra mile”
Firm policy to return client phone calls and respond to emails immediately whenever practical
Cost-effective flat rates

Apply for TM Registration and discuss your brand strategy and understand importance of brand, logo and tagline with expert consultants at Tech Corp International Strategist India TCIS, India.

2). Copyright Filing:

A Copyright is an exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the creator of original artistic work for the use and distribution of the artistic work for a limited period of time. Copyright is a form of intellectual property, copyright are considered territorial rights,which means that they don’t extend beyond the territory of a specific jurisdiction. Copyright does not protect merely utilitarian articles, ideas, facts, or formulas. Since food is a useful article, copyright law will apply only if the food incorporates highly creative features that are separable (either physically or conceptually) from the food’s utilitarian features.

In food industries, chefs sometimes borrow and build upon ideas from others. Properly applied, intellectual property law is flexible enough to protect highly creative food designs from substantial copying. Copyright filing is important because a chef who, without permission, creates a derivative food design that is substantially similar to another’s copyright-protected food design or other work could be at risk for copyright infringement claims.

Cooking is also a “ART”.

Protect your art by filing a COPYRIGHT.

Apply for Copyright Registration at Tech Corp International Strategist India TCIS, India.

3). Filing Patents in Food Industries

A food industry can obtain a patent on a novel and non-obvious recipe or cooking technique. However, overcoming the novel/non-obvious hurdle under patent law is difficult in the food industry. Patents can also be obtained for a novel food processing strategy. Moreover, patent rights can be used to protect new ideas which arise from the Research and Development department in the food industry. Food and drinks is one of the largest manufacturing sectors and industry invests heavily in R&D. Many Food industries overlook the opportunity to patent aspects of their food products or specialised manufacturing processes.

TCIS, India has a large in-house, full-time team of patent agents, attorneys, or former patent examiners, many of whom hold advanced degrees in food technology. We at Tech Corp International Strategist (TCIS, India) can help you determine if your invention is patentable. Our team of Patent attorneys have expertise in worldwide Patent analysis, Patent portfolio and landscaping besides Prior art searching, validity searches, Freedom to Operate report and Reporting patent Infringement for granted patents.

For further information on patents and patent filing in India connect with our highly skilled and experienced patent lawyers and IP strategists.

4). Plant Varieties Rights:

Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) is an internationally recognised system, which allows the breeder to hold intellectual property rights in the propagation of a new variety for commercial use. It enables the collection of end-point royalties (EPR), which can then be used to fund future breeding activities.

Plant breeders’ rights (PBR) are also known as plant variety rights (PVR), and gives the breeder exclusive control over the propagating material (including seed, cuttings, divisions, tissue culture) and harvested material (cut flowers, fruit, foliage) of a new variety of plant for a specific period of time.

To qualify for protection, a plant variety must be new, distinct from other varieties, and have uniform characteristics.

If You Are Wondering What The Process Is To Obtain Plant Variety Rights, Contact Our Attorneys at Tech Corp International Strategist India TCIS, India For More Information.

5). Obtaining Industrial Design Rights:

Industrial Design protection is provided for a shape, configuration, surface pattern, colour, or line (or a combination of these), which, when applied to a functional article, produces or increases aesthetics, and improves the visual appearance of the design. Industrial Design rights are provided for a period of 10 years and can be renewed for an additional period of 5 years. For a design to qualify for protection are: It should be novel, original, non-obvious and should be visible on a finished functional article.

To know more about obtaining Industrial Design Protection in India, Contact our Attorneys at Tech Corp International Strategist India TCIS, India

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Replying to TRADEMARK Objections

December 22, 2017 StartupIndia_strategist

A Trademark is a type of intellectual property protection, under which a word, phrase, visual symbol and/or design used by a company to distinguish its goods or services from other similar goods or services originating from a different company can be protected. A trademark registration will confer an exclusive right and legal certainty to the use of registered trademark by the right holder.

Trademark protection can be obtained by filing a trademark application with the relevant Trade Mark Registrar in the prescribed format and paying the required fees.

Once a trademark application is filed, the trademark registration application will be allocated to a Trademark Officer in the Trademark Registrar Office. The Trademark Officer would then process the application and analyse it. The Trademark Officer will give its opinion about the Trademark in the form of an “Examination Report”. Based on the Examination Report, the trademark application is published in the trademark journal or an objection is raised for registration of Trademark.

If the trademark registration application is objected by the Trademark Officer, the trademark applicant has the right to submit a written reply for the objections raised within 1 month from the date of receipt of examination report. The trademark examination reply should include reasons and evidences along with the supporting documents to prove the distinctiveness of the trademark and as to why the trademark should be registered. The application is allowed to be published in the Trademark Journal before registration only if the Trademark officer is satisfied by the reply. Thus, the reply to the Trademark examination report should address all the concerns raised by the Trademark Officer.

The Trademark Officer raises an objection for registration of trademark under Section 9 and Section 11 of “The Trade Marks Act, 1999”.

Section 9 of The Trade Marks Act, 1999 states the Absolute grounds for refusal of registration—

(1) The trade marks—

(a) which are devoid of any distinctive character, that is to say, not capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of another person;

(b) which consist exclusively of marks or indications which may serve in trade to designate the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, values, geographical origin or the time of production of the goods or rendering of the service or other characteristics of the goods or service;

(c) which consist exclusively of marks or indications which have become customary in the current language or in the bona fide and established practices of the trade, shall not be registered:

Provided that a trade mark shall not be refused registration if before the date of application for registration it has acquired a distinctive character as a result of the use made of it or is a well-known trade mark.

(2) A mark shall not be registered as a trade mark if—

(a) it is of such nature as to deceive the public or cause confusion;

(b) it contains or comprises of any matter likely to hurt the religious susceptibilities of any class or section of the citizens of India;

(d) its use is prohibited under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act,1950 (12 of 1950).

(3) A mark shall not be registered as a trade mark if it consists exclusively of—

(a) the shape of goods which results from the nature of the goods themselves; or

(b) the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result; or

Section 11 of The Trade Marks Act, 1999 states the Relative grounds for refusal of registration—

(1) A trade mark shall not be registered if, because of—

(a) its identity with an earlier trade mark and similarity of goods or services covered by the trade mark; or

(b) its similarity to an earlier trade mark and the identity or similarity of the goods or services covered by the trade mark,

there exists a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public, which includes the likelihood of association with the earlier trade mark.

(2) A trade mark which—

(a) is identical with or similar to an earlier trade mark; and

(b) is to be registered for goods or services which are not similar to those for which the earlier trade mark is registered in the name of a different proprietor, shall not be registered if or to the extent the earlier trade mark is a well-known trade mark in India and the use of the later mark without due cause would take unfair advantage of or be detrimental to the distinctive character or repute of the earlier trade mark.

(3) A trade mark shall not be registered if, or to the extent that, its use in India is liable to be prevented—

(a) by virtue of any law in particular the law of passing off protecting an unregistered trade mark used in the course of trade; or

(b) by virtue of law of copyright.

(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the registration of a trade mark where the proprietor of the earlier trade mark or other earlier right consents to the registration, and in such case the Registrar may register the mark under special circumstances under section 12.

(5) A trade mark shall not be refused registration on the grounds specified in sub-sections (2) and (3), unless objection on any one or more of those grounds is raised in opposition proceedings by the proprietor of the earlier trade mark.

(6) The Registrar shall, while determining whether a trade mark is a well-known trade mark, take into account any fact which he considers relevant for determining a trade mark as a well-known trade mark including—

(i) the knowledge or recognition of that trade mark in the relevant section of the public including knowledge in India obtained as a result of promotion of the trade mark;

(ii) the duration, extent and geographical area of any use of that trade mark;

(iii) the duration, extent and geographical area of any promotion of the trade mark, including advertising or publicity and presentation, at fairs or exhibition of the goods or services to which the trade mark applies;

(iv) the duration and geographical area of any registration of or any application for registration of that trade mark under this Act to the extent that they reflect the use or recognition of the trade mark;

(v) the record of successful enforcement of the rights in that trade mark, in particular the extent to which the trade mark has been recognised as a well-known trade mark by any court or Registrar under that record.

(7) The Registrar shall, while determining as to whether a trade mark is known or recognised in a relevant section of the public for the purposes of sub-section (6), take into account—

(i) the number of actual or potential consumers of the goods or services;

(ii) the number of persons involved in the channels of distribution of the goods or services

(iii) the business circles dealing with the goods or services, to which that trade mark applies.

(8) Where a trade mark has been determined to be well known in at least one relevant section of the public in India by any court or Registrar, the Registrar shall consider that trade mark as a well-known trade mark for registration under this Act.

(9) The Registrar shall not require as a condition, for determining whether a trade mark is a well-known trade mark, any of the following, namely:—

(i) that the trade mark has been used in India;

(ii) that the trade mark has been registered;

(iii) that the application for registration of the trade mark has been filed in India;

(iv) that the trade mark— (a) is well-known in; or (b) has been registered in; or (c) in respect of which an application for registration has been filed in, any jurisdiction other than India; or

(v) that the trade mark is well-known to the public at large in India.

(10) While considering an application for registration of a trade mark and opposition filed in respect thereof, the Registrar shall—

(i) protect a well-known trade mark against the identical or similar trademarks;

(ii) take into consideration the bad faith involved either of the applicant or the opponent affecting the right relating to the trade mark.

(11) Where a trade mark has been registered in good faith disclosing the material informations to the Registrar or where right to a trade mark has been acquired through use in good faith before the commencement of this Act, then, nothing in this Act shall prejudice the validity of the registration of that trade mark or right to use that trade mark on the ground that such trade mark is identical with or similar to a well-known trade mark.

Thus, if the Trademark officer has raised an objection under Section 9 or Section 11 of the Trade Mark Act, 1999, the reply must contain the judicial precedent and should prove the point with proper evidence.

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From the “Idea phase” into the “Invention phase”

November 2, 2017November 7, 2017 StartupIndia_strategist

From the “Idea phase” into the “Invention phase”

Inspiration can be found anywhere if you look around and be open to it. Ideas are relatively easy to come. “Sit-at-tea-discussions”, which are now given a fancy term “brainstorming sessions” generate wonderful ideas. It takes a lot of knowledge, time, money and efforts to refine an idea into an invention.

But How do you begin with the idea process? First of all discover a problem. Take out a sheet of paper and write down whatever comes to your mind related to the problem; it doesn’t necessarily make sense and try to come up with a solution to the problem you just discovered. Only after you organize your initial idea, the actual design and development of your product will begin.

Turning an idea into an invention — it takes lot of efforts and luck to launch a product into, and get that product accepted by, the marketplace. There are substantial barriers in the path of those who pursue innovation. Overcoming those barriers and accomplishing the tasks require careful planning and input from others.

You can’t just take an idea, plunk it down and say “OK, this is it.” You will be defining and tweaking your idea constantly even during development and prototyping.

Entrepreneurship can be a tough and long journey, and the success of your idea may be doubted by many people, even your family and friends! But remain focused on the value that your invention will deliver to your customers. You should be able to clearly explain the basic idea or concept behind your new product or service (in and out of the industry), have a prototype for demonstration of your new product or service, and you may seek professional advice to protect your intellectual property.

How will you determine if your idea will succeed?

One of the best ways to determine the success of your idea is to talk to people around, get customer feedback, before the complete development of the product/service and finalise your target market, pricing model and marketing strategy. Inorder to validate the entry of your product/service into the market carry out complete industrial trials for your product/service.

When you finally set out to launch your business, one of the most important trait you need as an entrepreneur is “Perseverance”. You’ll be told “no” many times but you’ve to move beyond the “no” and eventually, you’re going to get to a “yes.”

Understand that doing business isn’t a rocket science. No, it is definitely not easy to begin a business, but it’s not as complicated or as scary as many people think, either. It’s a step-by-step, common-sense procedure. So take one step at a time!!

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Can Micro-organisms be Patented?

September 18, 2017November 20, 2017 StartupIndia_strategist

You Might wonder weather Micro-organisms can be Patented or not?

Intellectual Property Protection in the form of a patent is granted for an invention which is novel, has an inventive step and is capable of being made or used in an industry. But when an invention is said to be novel? An invention is new if it is not in the public domain by publication in any document or used in the country or anywhere in the world before the date of filing of patent application with full specification.

As per the criteria for filing a patent- MICROORGANISMS in their NATIVE or ORIGINAL form cannot be patented as such!

With the advancement in the field of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Man has been developing tailor-made microorganisms to exploit their economic potential.

Prior to 1980, Inventions pertaining to microorganisms and other biological entities were subject to product patents in India i.e patents were granted for processes and products obtained using microorganisms but no patents were given for microbes as such.

For example- Louis Pasteur received a U.S. Patent No 141072 for process of fermenting beer but no patent was given for the living entity “yeast” per say. However, in 1980, Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty developed a “genetically modified” bacterium capable of breaking down crude oil. This property of degrading crude oil was not not found in the naturally occurring bacteria and thus this invention was thought to have significant value for cleaning up oil spills.

Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty filed a US Patent for this genetically modified bacteria but his claim on a living entity was rejected by USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office). But the Supreme Court decision went in the favor of Ananda Chakrabarty. The Supreme Court stated that new microorganisms not found in nature were either ‘manufactured’ or ‘composition of matter’. The ‘product of nature’ objection therefore failed and Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty was granted US Patent No. 4,259,444 in 1981.

Thus, Genetically Modified Microorganisms are PATENTABLE!

However, when an invention involves a microorganism, completely describing said invention in the description to enable a third person put the invention into practice becomes difficult. It would be virtually impossible to describe the microbial strain, its isolation, selection and modification to guarantee that the other person will obtain the same strain from the same environment. In such a situation, the microorganism itself will form an essential part of the disclosure and a sample of the microorganism must be deposited in a recognized institution for its availability to the public.

But while drafting a patent application, it has to be taken care that the description part of the patent application must enable a person skilled in the relevant area of technology to put the invention into practice.

In order to patent an invention involving microorganism in several countries, it is necessary not only to file a written description but also to deposit a sample of the microorganism with a specialized institution.

Because the handling and preservation of microorganisms require special expertise and equipments, such a process of depositing microorganism with a specialised institute for every country is complex and costly.

The “BUDAPEST TREATY” is an International Treaty administered by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), signed in Budapest, Hungary in 1977 and came into force in 1980. The treaty allows or requires the Contracting States (80 Contracting Parties) to deposit a sample of microorganism for the purpose of patent with any Internationally recognized authority (IRA) irrespective of whether such authority is on or outside the territory of the said State. This means that it is no longer required to submit microorganisms to each and every national authority in which patent protection is required no longer exists.

There are 80 Contracting Parties of Budapest Treaty. For the list of Contracting States of Budapest Treaty refer to-

http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?lang=en&treaty_id=7

There are 46 on record INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITARY AUTHORITIES (IDA) under article 7 of the Budapest Treaty. For the list of INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITARY AUTHORITIES (IDA) under article 7 of the Budapest Treaty refer to-

http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf

However the depositor should, in particular, ensure that the deposit is made in the name of the applicant for the patent and a sample of the microorganism is deposited to an International Depositary Authority before filing the patent application. There should be sufficient time for delays in the mail or customs formalities (if the sample is being sent by mail). If the sample is found to be non-viable by the International Depositary Authority (IDA), a replacement sample has to be provided by the applicant for the patent.

India became a member of Budapest Treaty on 17 December 2001. In India, Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC) at the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, is a recognized International Depository Authority (IDA) of microorganisms.

Copyright protection extends only to expressions, and not to ideas, procedures, methods of operation or mathematical concepts

International Copyright Filing Services

August 8, 2017August 9, 2017 StartupIndia_strategist

Creativity is intelligence having fun. People admire intelligence, and they are always attracted to fun—so the combination is fantastic. Having said that one has to protect creativity by filing for copyright protection for the creative work. The purpose of filing international copyright application is to protect your Creativity in multiple countries which ACTS as an EVIDENCE in case of copyright work infringement.

Purpose of filing international copyright application is to protect your Creativity in multiple countries which ACTS as an EVIDENCE in case of copyright work infringement.

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886) is an International Agreement which deals with the protection of the literary and artistic work of the authors. The Berne Convention has 174 contracting parties/member countries and works on three basic concepts-

i) Works originating in a member state receive the same protection in each of the other member states. This is called as the principle of “National Treatment”.

ii) Under Berne Convention, no preconditions or formalities are required for the protection of work by law. This is known as the principle of “automatic protection”.

iii) According to the principle of “Independence of protection” the protection in each member state is governed by the state’s own domestic law i.e the legal protection of work in a country is independent of the existence of protection in the other country.

The protection of the literary and artistic work under Berne Convention is applicable to nationals and residents of countries that are member to the convention. To obtain a copyright in different countries which are member to the Berne Convention, copyright is to be filed simultaneously (within 30 days) in all the countries in which legal protection rights are to be obtained.

Member Nations to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic works (1886)

Contracting Party	Signature	Instrument	In Force	Detail
Albania		Accession: December 2, 1993	March 6, 1994	Details
Algeria		Accession: January 19, 1998	April 19, 1998	Details
Andorra		Accession: March 2, 2004	June 2, 2004	Details
Antigua and Barbuda		Accession: December 17, 1999	March 17, 2000	Details
Argentina		Accession: May 5, 1967	June 10, 1967	Details
Armenia		Accession: July 19, 2000	October 19, 2000	Details
Australia		Declaration of Continued Application: April 14, 1928	April 14, 1928	Details
Austria		Accession: September 11, 1920	October 1, 1920	Details
Azerbaijan		Accession: March 4, 1999	June 4, 1999	Details
Bahamas		Declaration of Continued Application: July 5, 1976	July 10, 1973	Details
Bahrain		Accession: November 29, 1996	March 2, 1997	Details
Bangladesh		Accession: February 4, 1999	May 4, 1999	Details
Barbados		Accession: March 16, 1983	July 30, 1983	Details
Belarus		Accession: September 12, 1997	December 12, 1997	Details
Belgium	September 9, 1886	Ratification: September 5, 1887	December 5, 1887	Details
Belize		Accession: March 17, 2000	June 17, 2000	Details
Benin		Declaration of Continued Application: January 3, 1961	August 1, 1960	Details
Bhutan		Accession: August 25, 2004	November 25, 2004	Details
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)		Accession: August 4, 1993	November 4, 1993	Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Declaration of Continued Application: June 2, 1993	March 1, 1992	Details
Botswana		Accession: January 15, 1998	April 15, 1998	Details
Brazil		Accession: February 6, 1922	February 9, 1922	Details
Brunei Darussalam		Accession: May 30, 2006	August 30, 2006	Details
Bulgaria		Accession: December 5, 1921	December 5, 1921	Details
Burkina Faso		Accession: April 26, 1963	August 19, 1963	Details
Burundi		Accession: January 12, 2016	April 12, 2016	Details
Cabo Verde		Accession: April 7, 1997	July 7, 1997	Details
Cameroon		Declaration of Continued Application: September 21, 1964	January 1, 1960	Details
Canada		Declaration of Continued Application: April 10, 1928	April 10, 1928	Details
Central African Republic		Accession: May 31, 1977	September 3, 1977	Details
Chad		Accession: August 4, 1971	November 25, 1971	Details
Chile		Accession: April 9, 1970	June 5, 1970	Details
China		Accession: July 10, 1992	October 15, 1992	Details
Colombia		Accession: December 4, 1987	March 7, 1988	Details
Comoros		Accession: January 17, 2005	April 17, 2005	Details
Congo		Declaration of Continued Application: May 8, 1962	August 15, 1960	Details
Cook Islands		Accession: May 3, 2017	August 3, 2017	Details
Costa Rica		Accession: March 3, 1978	June 10, 1978	Details
Côte d’Ivoire		Accession: July 8, 1961	January 1, 1962	Details
Croatia		Declaration / Notification of Succession: July 28, 1992	October 8, 1991	Details
Cuba		Accession: November 20, 1996	February 20, 1997	Details
Cyprus		Declaration of Continued Application: February 24, 1964	August 16, 1960	Details
Czech Republic		Declaration of Continued Application: December 18, 1992	January 1, 1993	Details
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea		Accession: January 28, 2003	April 28, 2003	Details
Democratic Republic of the Congo		Declaration of Continued Application: October 8, 1963	June 30, 1960	Details
Denmark		Accession: June 13, 1903	July 1, 1903	Details
Djibouti		Accession: February 13, 2002	May 13, 2002	Details
Dominica		Accession: May 7, 1999	August 7, 1999	Details
Dominican Republic		Accession: September 24, 1997	December 24, 1997	Details
Ecuador		Accession: July 8, 1991	October 9, 1991	Details
Egypt		Accession: March 2, 1977	June 7, 1977	Details
El Salvador		Accession: November 18, 1993	February 19, 1994	Details
Equatorial Guinea		Accession: March 26, 1997	June 26, 1997	Details
Estonia		Accession: July 26, 1994	October 26, 1994	Details
Fiji		Declaration of Continued Application: December 1, 1971	October 10, 1970	Details
Finland		Accession: March 23, 1928	April 1, 1928	Details
France	September 9, 1886	Ratification: September 5, 1887	December 5, 1887	Details
Gabon		Accession: December 19, 1961	March 26, 1962	Details
Gambia		Accession: December 7, 1992	March 7, 1993	Details
Georgia		Accession: February 16, 1995	May 16, 1995	Details
Germany	September 9, 1886	Ratification: September 5, 1887	December 5, 1887	Details
Ghana		Accession: July 11, 1991	October 11, 1991	Details
Greece		Accession: November 9, 1920	November 9, 1920	Details
Grenada		Accession: June 22, 1998	September 22, 1998	Details
Guatemala		Accession: April 28, 1997	July 28, 1997	Details
Guinea		Accession: August 13, 1980	November 20, 1980	Details
Guinea-Bissau		Accession: April 18, 1991	July 22, 1991	Details
Guyana		Accession: July 25, 1994	October 25, 1994	Details
Haiti		Accession: October 11, 1995	January 11, 1996	Details
Holy See		Accession: July 19, 1935	September 12, 1935	Details
Honduras		Accession: October 24, 1989	January 25, 1990	Details
Hungary		Accession: February 14, 1922	February 14, 1922	Details
Iceland		Accession: June 30, 1947	September 7, 1947	Details
India		Declaration of Continued Application: April 23, 1928	April 1, 1928	Details
Indonesia		Accession: June 5, 1997	September 5, 1997	Details
Ireland		Accession: October 5, 1927	October 5, 1927	Details
Israel		Accession: December 14, 1949	March 24, 1950	Details
Italy	September 9, 1886	Ratification: September 5, 1887	December 5, 1887	Details
Jamaica		Accession: September 28, 1993	January 1, 1994	Details
Japan		Accession: April 18, 1899	July 15, 1899	Details
Jordan		Accession: April 28, 1999	July 28, 1999	Details
Kazakhstan		Accession: January 12, 1999	April 12, 1999	Details
Kenya		Accession: March 11, 1993	June 11, 1993	Details
Kuwait		Accession: September 2, 2014	December 2, 2014	Details
Kyrgyzstan		Accession: April 8, 1999	July 8, 1999	Details
Lao People’s Democratic Republic		Accession: December 14, 2011	March 14, 2012	Details
Latvia		Accession: May 11, 1995	August 11, 1995	Details
Lebanon		Accession: February 19, 1946	September 30, 1947	Details
Lesotho		Accession: June 27, 1989	September 28, 1989	Details
Liberia		Accession: December 8, 1988	March 8, 1989	Details
Libya		Accession: June 28, 1976	September 28, 1976	Details
Liechtenstein		Accession: July 20, 1931	July 30, 1931	Details
Lithuania		Accession: September 14, 1994	December 14, 1994	Details
Luxembourg		Accession: June 20, 1888	June 20, 1888	Details
Madagascar		Declaration of Continued Application: February 11, 1966	January 1, 1966	Details
Malawi		Accession: July 12, 1991	October 12, 1991	Details
Malaysia		Accession: June 28, 1990	October 1, 1990	Details
Mali		Declaration of Continued Application: March 19, 1962	March 19, 1962	Details
Malta		Declaration of Continued Application: May 29, 1968	September 21, 1964	Details
Mauritania		Accession: October 16, 1972	February 6, 1973	Details
Mauritius		Accession: February 9, 1989	May 10, 1989	Details
Mexico		Accession: May 9, 1967	June 11, 1967	Details
Micronesia (Federated States of)		Accession: July 7, 2003	October 7, 2003	Details
Monaco		Accession: May 30, 1889	May 30, 1889	Details
Mongolia		Accession: December 12, 1997	March 12, 1998	Details
Montenegro		Declaration of Continued Application: December 4, 2006	June 3, 2006	Details
Morocco		Accession: June 16, 1917	June 16, 1917	Details
Mozambique		Accession: August 22, 2013	November 22, 2013	Details
Namibia		Declaration of Continued Application: September 21, 1993	March 21, 1990	Details
Nepal		Accession: October 11, 2005	January 11, 2006	Details
Netherlands		Accession: October 9, 1912	November 1, 1912	Details
New Zealand		Declaration of Continued Application: April 26, 1928	April 24, 1928	Details
Nicaragua		Accession: May 23, 2000	August 23, 2000	Details
Niger		Declaration of Continued Application: May 2, 1962	August 3, 1960	Details
Nigeria		Accession: June 10, 1993	September 14, 1993	Details
Niue		Accession: June 24, 2016	September 24, 2016	Details
Norway		Accession: April 13, 1896	April 13, 1896	Details
Oman		Accession: April 14, 1999	July 14, 1999	Details
Pakistan		Accession: June 4, 1948	July 5, 1948	Details
Panama		Accession: March 8, 1996	June 8, 1996	Details
Paraguay		Accession: September 9, 1991	January 2, 1992	Details
Peru		Accession: May 20, 1988	August 20, 1988	Details
Philippines		Accession: June 29, 1950	August 1, 1951	Details
Poland		Accession: January 28, 1920	January 28, 1920	Details
Portugal		Accession: March 29, 1911	March 29, 1911	Details
Qatar		Accession: April 5, 2000	July 5, 2000	Details
Republic of Korea		Accession: May 21, 1996	August 21, 1996	Details
Republic of Moldova		Accession: August 1, 1995	November 2, 1995	Details
Romania		Accession: August 28, 1926	January 1, 1927	Details
Russian Federation		Accession: December 9, 1994	March 13, 1995	Details
Rwanda		Accession: November 3, 1983	March 1, 1984	Details
Saint Kitts and Nevis		Accession: January 3, 1995	April 9, 1995	Details
Saint Lucia		Accession: May 21, 1993	August 24, 1993	Details
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Accession: May 29, 1995	August 29, 1995	Details
Samoa		Accession: April 21, 2006	July 21, 2006	Details
Sao Tome and Principe		Accession: March 14, 2016	June 14, 2016	Details
Saudi Arabia		Accession: December 11, 2003	March 11, 2004	Details
Senegal		Accession: June 30, 1962	August 25, 1962	Details
Serbia		Declaration of Continued Application: September 19, 2006	April 27, 1992	Details
Singapore		Accession: September 21, 1998	December 21, 1998	Details
Slovakia		Declaration of Continued Application: December 30, 1992	January 1, 1993	Details
Slovenia		Declaration of Continued Application: June 12, 1992	June 25, 1991	Details
South Africa		Declaration of Continued Application: October 3, 1928	October 3, 1928	Details
Spain	September 9, 1886	Ratification: September 5, 1887	December 5, 1887	Details
Sri Lanka		Declaration of Continued Application: July 20, 1959	February 4, 1948	Details
Sudan		Accession: September 28, 2000	December 28, 2000	Details
Suriname		Accession: November 16, 1976	February 23, 1977	Details
Swaziland		Accession: September 14, 1998	December 14, 1998	Details
Sweden		Accession: July 8, 1904	August 1, 1904	Details
Switzerland	September 9, 1886	Ratification: September 5, 1887	December 5, 1887	Details
Syrian Arab Republic		Accession: March 11, 2004	June 11, 2004	Details
Tajikistan		Accession: December 9, 1999	March 9, 2000	Details
Thailand		Accession: June 17, 1931	July 17, 1931	Details
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia		Declaration / Notification of Succession: July 23, 1993	September 8, 1991	Details
Togo		Accession: January 28, 1975	April 30, 1975	Details
Tonga		Accession: March 14, 2001	June 14, 2001	Details
Trinidad and Tobago		Accession: May 16, 1988	August 16, 1988	Details
Tunisia	September 9, 1886	Ratification: September 5, 1887	December 5, 1887	Details
Turkey		Accession: October 27, 1951	January 1, 1952	Details
Turkmenistan		Accession: February 29, 2016	May 29, 2016	Details
Tuvalu		Accession: March 2, 2017	June 2, 2017	Details
Ukraine		Accession: July 25, 1995	October 25, 1995	Details
United Arab Emirates		Accession: April 14, 2004	July 14, 2004	Details
United Kingdom	September 9, 1886	Ratification: September 5, 1887	December 5, 1887	Details
United Republic of Tanzania		Accession: April 25, 1994	July 25, 1994	Details
United States of America		Accession: November 16, 1988	March 1, 1989	Details
Uruguay		Accession: June 7, 1967	July 10, 1967	Details
Uzbekistan		Accession: January 19, 2005	April 19, 2005	Details
Vanuatu		Accession: September 27, 2012	December 27, 2012	Details
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)		Accession: September 20, 1982	December 30, 1982	Details
Viet Nam		Accession: July 26, 2004	October 26, 2004	Details
Yemen		Accession: April 14, 2008	July 14, 2008	Details
Zambia		Accession: September 13, 1991	January 2, 1992	Details
Zimbabwe		Declaration / Notification of Succession: September 18, 1981	April 18, 1980	Details

India became a member of Berne Convention on 1st April 1928 whereas United States of America joined Berne Convention on 16th November 1988. Other countries like Malaysia (28th June 1990), Singapore (21st September 1998), China (10th July 1992), and United Kingdom (5th September 1887) became a member of Berne Convention on the respective dates.

How do you get a copyright on something? — How to register a copyright?

Filing of application (offline/online) along with fee (Demand draft/ online payment/ postal order)

http://copyright.gov.in/frmFeeDetailsShow.aspx

S.No.For an application for COMPULSORY LICENSE :

For a license to republish a Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic work (Sections 31, 31A,31B* and 32A) Rs. 5,000/- per work

For a license to communicate an any work to the public by Broadcast(Section 31(1)(b)) Rs. 40,000/- per applicant/per sataton

For license to republish a Cinematograph Film (Section 31) Rs. 15,000/- per work

For a license to republish a sound recording (Section 31) Rs. 10,000/- per work

For a license to perform any work in public (Section 31) Rs. 5,000/- per work

For a license to publish or communicate to the public the work or translation (Section 31A) Rs. 5,000/- per work

For a license to publish any work in any format useful for person with disability (Section 31 B) Rs. 2,000/- per work

For an application for a license to produce and publish a translation of a Literary or Dramatic work in any Language (Section 32 & 32-A ) Rs. 5,000/- per work

copyrights, trademarks, and patents are frequently used interchangeably, they are different forms of protection for intellectual property — What Is a Copyright?

For an application for registration or copyright in a:

(a) Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic workRs. 500/- per work

(b) Provided that in respect of a Literary or Artistic work which is used or is capable of being used in relation to any goods (Section 45) Rs. 2,000/- per work

For an application for change in particulars of copyright entered in the Register of Copyrights in respect of a:

(a)Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic workRs. 200/- per work

(b)Provided that in respect of a literary or Artistic work which is used or is capable of being used in relation to any goods (Section 45) Rs. 1,000/- per work

For an application for registration of Copyright in a Cinematograph Film (Section 45) Rs. 5,000/- per work

For an application for registration of change in particulars of copyright entered in the Register of Copyrights in respect of Cinematograph film (Section 45) Rs. 2,000/- per work

For an application for registration of copyright in a Sound Recording (Section 45) Rs. 2,000/- per work

For an application for registration of changes in particulars of copyright entered in the Register of Copyrights in respect of Sound Recording (Section 45) Rs. 1,000/- per work

For taking extracts from the indexes (Section 47) Rs. 500/- per work

For taking extracts from the Register of Copyrights (Section 47) Rs. 500/- per work

For a certified copy of an extract from the Register of Copyrights of the indexes (Section 47) Rs. 500/- per copy

For a certified copy of any other public document in the custody of the Register of Copyright or Secretary of the Copyright Board Rs. 500/- per Copy

For an application for prevention of importation of infringing copies (Section 53) per place of entry Rs. 1,200/- per work

List of documents required

(Reproduced from http://copyright.gov.in/Default.asp

Artistic Work	2 Copies of work DD/IPO of Rs. (as applicable) per work NOC from author if applicant is different from author. NOC from publisher if work published and publisher is different from applicant. Search Certificate from Trademark Office (TM -60) if the work is being used on goods or capable of being used on the goods. NOC from person whose photograph appears on the work. If the application is being filed through attorney , a specific Power of Attorney in original duly signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney
Cinematograph Film	2 Copies of work DD/IPO of Rs. (as applicable) per work NOC from various copyright holders or copy of agreement (deed of assignment). NOC from publisher if work published and publisher is different from applicant. If the application is being filed through attorney , a specific Power of Attorney in original duly signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney
Music	2 Copies of work (Graphical Notes) DD/IPO of Rs. (as applicable) per work NOC from publisher if work published and publisher is different from applicant. NOC from author if applicant is other than author. If the application is being filed through attorney , a specific Power of Attorney in original duly signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney
Literary/Dramatic	2 Copies of work DD/IPO of Rs. (as applicable) per work NOC from publisher if applicant is other than publisher and work is published. NOC from author if applicant is other than author. If the application is being filed through attorney , a specific Power of Attorney in original duly signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney
Sound Recording	2 Copies of work DD/IPO of Rs. (as applicable) per work NOC from various copyright holders or copy of agreement (deed of assignment). NOC from publisher if work published and publisher is different from applicant. If the application is being filed through attorney , a specific Power of Attorney in original duly signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney
Software	2 Copies of work DD/IPO of Rs. (as applicable) per work NOC from author if author is different from applicant. NOC from publisher if work is published and publisher is different from applicant. If the application is being filed through attorney , a specific Power of Attorney in original duly signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney Source code and object code of work for verification.

Copyright Registering Body India

Department Of Industrial Policy & Promotion Ministry of Commerce and Industry Address- G-30, August Kranti Bhawan Bhikaji Cama Place New Delhi-110066

Email Address– copyright@nic.in

Telephone No.- 011-26100118,19

Copyright filing in US

Requirements– A complete application form, application fee (non-refundable), copy of the work being registered.

Application Fee-

https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ04.pdf

Registration Procedure-

https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf#page=7

Notice:

Footnote:

Copyright Registering body US

U.S Copyright Office

Location- Library of Congress,

James Madison Memorial Building,

101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.

Website– http://www.copyright.gov

innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture. Government to launch new scheme to boost agriculture startups

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Food Agribusiness Accelerator Agri Udaan 2017

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 StartupIndia_strategist

Agri Udaan is a HUGE OPPORTUNITY for INDIA to Prosper just like FLIGHT of Prosperity

Identifying Startups which are able to help farmers in India to increase the yield by 2X.
How does innovation lower the cost of farming in India?
Interested in identifying processed innovation to increase agri and food productivity at grassroots level in India.

Use of Clean-tech and Renewable energy grassroots innovations to help farmers in India to increase the yield by 2X

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India is geographically situated on the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia, and is located in both the eastern and northern hemispheres. India bordered by the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar, Indian Ocean, and the countries of Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma (Myanmar).

India is an agricultural produce country.

In the current scenario in India’s economy agriculture plays a vital role. Moreover, in Bharat over 58 percent of the rural households depend on agriculture as their principal means of livelihood.

Agriculture, along with fisheries and forestry, is one of the largest contributors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

According to Central Statistics Office (CSO), the share of agriculture and allied sectors (including agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishery) is expected to be 17.3 percent of the Gross Value Added (GVA) during 2016-17 at 2011-12 prices.

Need of the HOUR: Grass Root level Innovation

On the eve of India’s independence in the year 1947, Indian agriculture was characterized by feudal land relations and primitive technology, and the resultant low productivity per hectare.

Convert innovative ideas from India’s rural youth into viable businesses.

The first task of the government in the immediate post-independence period was to initiate a growth process in the modernization of agriculture, both in terms of technological and institutional changes.

Subramani, a biotech researcher and entrepreneur runs a successful startup that creates artificial flowers

India’s Mid-term Appraisal of the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) drew attention to the loss of dynamism in agriculture and allied sectors after the mid-1990s.

India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices and spice products. India’s fruit production has grown faster than vegetables, making it the second largest fruit producer in the world.

India’s horticulture output, is estimated to be 287.3 million tonnes (MT) in 2016-17 after the first advance estimate.

It ranks third in farm and agriculture outputs. Agricultural export constitutes 10 per cent of the country’s exports and is the fourth-largest exported principal commodity. The agro industry in India is divided into several sub segments such as

canned,
dairy,
processed food,
frozen food to fisheries, meat, poultry, and
food grains.

The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation under the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for the development of the agriculture sector in India. It manages several other bodies, such as the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), to develop other allied agricultural sectors.

Agricultural Market Size in India

India’s GDP is expected to grow at 7.1 per cent in FY 2016-17, led by growth in private consumption, while agriculture GDP is expected to grow above-trend at 4.1 per cent to Rs 1.11 trillion (US$ 1,640 billion). As per the 2nd Advance Estimates, India’s food grain production is expected to be 271.98 MT in 2016-17. Production of pulses is estimated at 22.14 MT.

India’s exports of basmati rice may rise to Rs 22,000-22,500 crore (US$ 3.42-3.49 billion), with volume to around 4.09 MT in 2017-18, backed by a rise in average realisations.

Wheat production in India is expected to touch an all-time high of 96.6 MT during 2016-17.

Groundnut exports from India are expected to cross 700,000 tonnes during FY 2016-17 as compared to 537,888 tonnes during FY 2015-16, owing to the expected 70 per cent increase in the crop size due to good monsoons.

India’s groundnut exports rose to 653,240 MT during April 2016-February 2017. India’s export of grapes to Europe and China are expected to increase by 10 to 20 percent this year on back of higher production on account of good monsoon and higher demand due to competitors such as Chile shifting focus to US market.

Spices exports from India grew by 9 per cent in volume and 5 per cent in value year-on-year to 660,975 tonnes and US$ 1.87 billion respectively, during April-December 2016.^

Investments

According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the Indian agricultural services and agricultural machinery sectors have cumulatively attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow of about US$ 2,315.33 million from April 2000 to December 2016.

Some major business investments and developments in agriculture are as follows:

India and Brazil have signed a bilateral investment agreement, aimed at enhancing cooperation in areas of agriculture, cattle genomics, ship building, pharmaceuticals, defence production, ethanol production and oil and gas, between the countries.
Zephyr Peacock, the India-focused private equity fund of US-based Zephyr Management, has invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based potato seeds firm Utkal Tubers India Pvt Ltd, which will be used to produce high-quality mini-tubers in a tissue culture laboratory and multiply them in its own development farms and through supervised contract farming in different regions of the country.
Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd (MASL), a unit of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, has agreed to purchase 60 per cent stake in OFD Holding BV, a Netherlands-based fruit distribution company, for Rs 36 crore (EUR 5 million), which will provide MASL access to European and Chinese markets for Indian grapes.

Government Initiatives

Given the importance of the agriculture sector, the Government of India, in its Budget 2017–18, planned several steps for the sustainable development of agriculture-

Total allocation for rural, agricultural and allied sectors for FY 2017-18 has been increased by 24 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,87,223 crore (US$ 28.1 billion). A dedicated micro-irrigation fund will be set up by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) with a corpus of Rs 5,000 crore (US$ 750 million). The government plans to set up a dairy processing fund of Rs 8,000 crore (US$ 1.2 billion) over three years with initial corpus of Rs 2,000 crore (US$ 300 million).
The participation of women in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) has increased to 55 per cent and allocation to the scheme has been increased to a record Rs 48,000 crore (US$ 7.2 billion) for FY2017-18.
Short-term crop loans up to Rs 300,000 (US$ 4,500) at subsidised interest rate of 7 per cent per annum would be provided to the farmers. An additional incentive of 3 per cent is provided to farmers for prompt repayment of loans within due date, making an effective interest rate for them at 4 per cent.

Some of the recent major government initiatives in the sector are as follows:

The NITI Aayog has proposed various reforms in India’s agriculture sector, including liberal contract farming, direct purchase from farmers by private players, direct sale by farmers to consumers, and single trader license, among other measures, in order to double rural income in the next five years. The Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, has been conducting various consultations and seeking suggestions from numerous stakeholders in the agriculture sector, in order to devise a strategy to double the income of farmers by 2022.
The Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB) has operationalised 31 farmer-to-consumer markets in the state, and plans to open 100 more such markets in the future, which would facilitate better financial remunerations for the farmers by allowing them to directly sell their produce in open markets.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment plans to amend the Minimum Wage Act to raise the daily minimum wage of unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns to Rs 350 (US$ 5.2) in the central sphere, from the current wage of Rs 160 (US$ 2.4) per day.
The Central Government plans to open at least one Krishi Vigyan Kendra in all districts of the country, which will provide advanced agriculture technical assistance to the farmers near their farms itself.
The Government of Karnataka plans to invest around Rs 1 trillion (US$ 15.1 billion) for developing irrigation projects across the state to mitigate the impact of deficient rainfall and resulting drought on agriculture in recent years.
The Government of India and the Government of Israel have expressed their commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations in the field of agriculture and allied sectors, as well as enhance cooperation at the government-to-government and business-to-business levels between the two countries, in a bid to further enhance the relationship.
According to the Agriculture Ministry, 50,000 hectares of area is available for coconut cultivation in Bihar, the Coconut Development Board plans to equip the farmers thus making India the world leader in production, productivity, processing for value addition and export of coconut.

Road Ahead

The agriculture sector in India is expected to generate better momentum in the next few years due to increased investments in agricultural infrastructure such as irrigation facilities, warehousing and cold storage. Factors such as reduced transaction costs and time, improved port gate management and better fiscal incentives would contribute to the sector’s growth. Furthermore, the growing use of genetically modified crops will likely improve the yield for Indian farmers.

India is expected to be self-sufficient in pulses in the coming few years due to concerted efforts of scientists to get early-maturing varieties of pulses and the increase in minimum support price.

Success Agri Startup in India

Unique Artificial Flowers
Artificial flowers owned by Natures Own Company uses hygroscopic paper, or paper that retains moisture, to give the flowers a natural feel. According to Ramachandrappa who owns enzymes formulation company in Bangalore says that the choice of hygroscopic paper to make the flowers was quite by accident. He has earlier worked with biotech companies like Biocon and Novozymes.

Natures Own has applied for patenting the technology and the cost of the paper has been worked out at $4 a kg. It claims that making any variety of flower is a distinct possibility and the longevity of the flowers will be anything between six months and one year.

It has set its sights on the US market to begin with, and plans to tap it by tying up with prime-time American florists and then gradually reaching the shelves of premium supermarkets and mass supermarkets.

Shelf Life
Kaushal Khakkar, Ramachandrappas colleague in the venture, feels that the product can be easily differentiated from artificial flowers We wish to position it as a premium product that will be retailed through supermarkets in the US, Khakkar says.

The flowers will have a shelf life of roughly six months after unpacking, claims Natures Own. Even after six months the moisture retention capability will still be there but due to the accumulation of dust and the normal wear and tear we are presuming that the appeal of the flowers will go down after six months, says Ramachandrappa.

According to the data pooled by the company, the world marketsize for flowers is $50 billion of which artificial flower market is pegged at $5 billion and the rest belongs to natural flowers. Natures Own sees competition emanating from natural flowers, artificial flowers and other gift items.

The company plans to market the flowers on the plank of low replacement cost and low opportunity cost for customers who will physically go and pick up the flowers for themselves. The company is eyeing institutional sales like hotel chains, corporate offices, airports and educational institutions to promote the flowers initially.

Emerging Trends
Another interesting trend that Natures Own is banking on is the mixing of natural flowers with artificial ones. This is a trend that is picking up, especially in hotels. Here too, the replacement cost is extremely low. With our flowers looking more natural we see artificial flowers constituting 60 per cent in a bouquet, says Ramachandrappa. The flowers can also be used as an aid in tissue culture because of their moisture retention capability. The flowers can be used as a substrate on which tissue culture propagation can be made as it is extremely sterile.

This property may come in handy for practising horticulture as saplings can be exported to countries like Australia, New Zealand and the US using the hygroscopic paper instead of soil. These countries prohibit the import of saplings bundled with soil to keep out foreign organisms.

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Protect YOUR Creativity : #Invent & Experiment

August 3, 2017August 3, 2017 StartupIndia_strategist

How do you Patent a Business Idea for a Fruitful Startup Business Strategy ?

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having FUN. -Mary Lou Cook

How do you Patent a Business Idea for a Successful Business Venture?

An IDEA IS CONCEIVED by the genius mind to solve existing problem. The word “invention” is termed to the idea conceived at the ideation stage when the inventor is able to solve existing problem in the market. Problem can be personal or can be applicable to the large masses.

When a business entity like Fortune 100 company is able to resolve existing technology in the same domain the problem is UNIVERSAL and applicability is worldwide.

We as innovators and inventors are programmed to understand different patterns existing around us. CHANGE is EVERYWHERE and inevitable truth of LIFE. As an inventor or a startup we should realise the importance of protecting innovative ideas.

When the invention is applicable worldwide it is advisable by the expert patent attorney to file international patent before WIPO, Geneva under the PCT patent route

DO YOU have a GREAT IDEA for a SUCCESSFUL Business Venture?

So, if the ANSWER is YES…YOU have already taken the first step to protect your idea for a successful business !!

Now you must be wondering what if someone else comes up with something similar. BEST SOLUTION to such thoughts is to Patent a Business Idea.

**Patent a Business Idea in India * Patent a Business Idea in USPTO**

Technically, you can’t patent an idea for a business. For example, if you have a unique idea for an online store or a new chain of themed restaurants. However, you may be able to protect and patent a method of doing business and solving a problem– if it meets very specific patent criteria and patent requirements.

Ideas are valuable and throughout history innovative ideas have been copied or stolen by the third parties.

Instead of letting other business entity go away with your great INNOVATIVE IDEA and make a fortune $$$$$$, you as an inventor or innovator should protect your idea by filing a patent.

Patent a Business Idea

Technically ideas themselves cannot be patented. When you take an idea and with intangible force turn the idea into an invention or process (PROTOTYPE is ready) that meets specific patent criteria and patent requirements. Irrespective whether the idea is small or big, the innovation can be protected by filing patents which is a form of intellectual property right. YES, IDEAS can be patented with the right intent and content will be prepared by our THINKING GEEKS at TCIS, India.

A patent can help you remain competitive in your for 20 years field and give you an edge on your business rivals.

According to YOUR invention / idea YOU can apply for a Utility patent or an Industrial Design patent

Utility patents in USPTO are granted to inventions that pertains to a new and useful process or useful improvements of a process, machine, article of manufacture or composition of matter.

Design patents are given for new and original designs for an article of manufacture. Under industrial design protection the ornamental looks of the article can be protected. The timeline for registration in India is nine months from the date of the industrial design filing in India.

FOR A SUCCESSFUL STARTUP BUSINESS VENTURE HAVE A PROPER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY IN PLACE:

Patent a Business Idea

As an inventor, you can file a provisional patent application or a non-provisional patent application before the patent office in home country. As an innovator you can write provisional patent and file provisional patent application in a quick way to protect your invention if it is in the abstract / prototype stage.

The provisional patent application will establish an early patent filing date. But a patent will be issued only after a non-provisional application is filed for the same within an year of filing a provisional application with a complete set of patent claims.

UNIVERSAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT STRATEGY

YOUR invention “SHOULD ” be Novel, Non-Obvious and should have industrial technology application”

If your idea with proper elements fulfils all the patent requirements to apply for a patent, and there are no other previously filed patents claiming the same elements in the patent claims, then it’s time to apply for patent before the patent office.

Patent writing and patent filing work is intellectual in nature. Hire and select your patent attorney wisely. From a strategic business point it is advisable to seek legal counsel and patent advice before filing a patent and get patent professional involved for writing patent claims and file patent before the patent office.

Indian Patent filing & International Patent filing involves the following patenting steps:

Action Plan Strategy Step 1: Pen down your invention with as much detail as possible including drawings/ diagrams that explain the working or concept of invention.
Action Plan Strategy Step 2: Next step is to find out if the invention meets all the patentability step criteria for the country in which the patent application has to be filed.
Action Plan Strategy Step 3: Writing patent and drafting the provisional patent / non-provisional patent application with patents depending on the stage of your invention. If you are at the stage where you have complete information about your invention then you can directly go for complete specification.
Action Plan Strategy Step 4: Up on patent filing the complete patent specification along with application for patent, the patent application is published after 18 months of first patent filing date.
Action Plan Strategy Step 5: A patent request for examination is filed after which the patent application is examined by a patent examiner and the examiner issues a first examination report to the patent lawyer representing the patent client.
Action Plan Strategy Step 6: The inventor and patent professional create and send a response to the examination in order to clear all the objections of the patent examiner.
Action Plan Strategy Step 7: After all the patent objections are explained and the patent examiner is of the view that the patent can be granted for the invention a formal letter is issued to the patent inventor. The patent is granted by the patent office and is published in the patent journal.

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Any research needs a lot of cash flow and it is expensive. One can optimise the Research & Development project cost with comprehensive prior art searching by professional patent researcher.

Identify relevant patent data present in public when faced with patent litigation and patent infringement.

Idea inception to execution is to launch products to market more quickly using the USPTO “Accelerated Examination” program in United States.

Getting patent and non-patent searching in a foreign language using foreign patent databases for example Japanese, Korean and Chinese language.

Cost of Patent Search Outsourcing to Indian Patent Searchers

The cost of patent searching depends upon the complexity of the invention as number of working hours has to be calculated before providing a flat fee quote. If any patent company is providing flat fee cost of dollar USD 300 for any technology search, be careful as you may be investing in cheap patent search service which doesn’t solve the purpose of getting a patent search.

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Action Plan Execution Step 1: Providing Invention disclosure form (IDF) to the inventor.

Action Plan Execution Step 2: Reading the details of the invention disclosure form by the patent attorney and/ or patent associate to understand the inventive technology.

Action Plan Execution Step 3: Identifying problem solution approach from the patent related document provided by the inventor.

Action Plan Execution Step 4: Identifying the inventive patentable claim concept of the idea /invention.

Action Plan Execution Step 5: Analysis of the Invention and CORE concept and writing down the patent keywords which will be used for patent searching in patent database.

Action Plan Execution Step 6: Patent keyword research in different online platforms, important patent inventor name search, patent classification (IPC, USPC), patent family search in patent databases.

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