Newsletter vol. 10 (jul aug) 2013

NEWSLETTERRanging from Innovations to Intellectual Property
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July’2013
Vol. 10,

Contents
1. Headlines 1
2. News India 2
3. News China 6
4. News Japan 9
5. Editorial 11
6. TTC Updates 13
7. Contact Us 15
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HEADLINES INDIA
• Biden urges India to open up to US companies
• TAC Open Letter to USTR Regarding Concerns with US Pressure to Restrict India’s Generic Medicines
Industry
• India fails to get FDI because of its weak IP policy: US report
• Global Innovation Index 2013 - India Ranks 66th
• RIL chief Mukesh Ambani joins M&M boss to back Indiaâ€™s 1st genre-specific channel 'Epic TV’
• IIT-Kanpur earns $86,400 through intellectual property
• Bajaj’s two-wheeler patent not to be revoked
• India shows U.S. path to patent standards
• Kebabs from Lucknow may get geographical indication recognition soon
• India wants copyright laws eased for visually impaired
• Intellectual Property Appellate Board rules ‘Ayur’ can’t be trademark
• Indian inventor Ajay Bhatt honoured for developing USB
HEADLINES CHINA
• More foreign companies involved in China IPR suits
• Europe and China agree to use same patent classification system (CPC)
• Chinese museum found with 40,000 fake exhibits forced to close
• BAIC mulls electric IP acquisition
• China Grants Patent For Detection of Gastric Cancer
• Rules to ban advertising 'well-known trademarks'
• Chinese firm says Apple stole their technology with Siri, files lawsuit
• Neusoft Medical Signed Transfer Agreement with Philips to Acquire 25% Equities in Philips-Neusoft
Medical Systems Joint Venture
• German companies remain optimistic in China
HEADLINES JAPAN
• Samsung trumps Apple in Japan patent fight
• Key Mesenchymal Precursor Cell Patent Granted in Japan
• Government seeks to review patent ownership to favor businesses
• Japanese-English Machine Translation for Patents Goes Live
• Custom Technology Announces Silicon Philosophies' Acquisition of Cinema Craft(R)
• Japan-EU trade talks end in Tokyo; nontariff barriers discussed
EDITORIAL
• Members of Congress: India's Pharma Industry 'Protectionism' Is Harming US Pharma Industry's
Abuse of Patent System
• Invalidation Searches: scourge the earth for the “unfindable” prior art
TTC UPDATES
• Taleem inks MoU with Business India, TT Consultants
• Legal Process Outsourcing In India has Lot potential which is ready to be unleashed
INDIA CHINA JAPAN EDITORIAL

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Biden urges India to open up to US companies
US Vice President Joe Biden urged India on Wednesday to improve investment
conditions and remove obstacles faced by American companies which restrict trade
between the world's biggest democracies. Biden the first US vice president to visit India
in three decades, listed intellectual property concerns, requirements to buy local
content and inconsistent tax treatment as worries for foreign investors.
"These are tough problems, but they have to be negotiated and worked through
to meet the potential of this relationship," he said in a speech at the Bombay Stock
Exchange focused on boosting annual trade from its current level of nearly $100 billion.
He also noted that India's "instinct to protect your industries is understandable.
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TAC Open Letter to USTR Regarding Concerns with US Pressure to
Restrict India’s Generic Medicines Industry
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) of South Africa is extremely concerned
with recent attempts by the US government to discourage and curb the globe’s supply
of affordable generic medicines available from India. Specifically, we object to the
placement of India on the US ‘Special 301 Watch List’ over objections to the country’s
intellectual property system, as well as subsequent condemnation from Members of
Congress stemming from US pharmaceutical industry pressure, and attempts by a group
of US commercial businesses (under the banner of ‘Alliance for Fair Trade with India’) to
influence Vice President Biden’s current meetings in India.
Through the development of its effective generic manufacturing industry, India
has become an essential source of affordable medicines, producing over 80% of
medicines, and as many as 90% of paediatric medicines used in the developing world.
India fails to get FDI because of its weak IP policy: US report
India has become an “outlier” in the world community because its recent policy,
regulatory and legal decisions have deteriorated the intellectual property rights in the
country, a US report has said. The report ‘India: International Outlier on IP’ by the US
chamber of Commerce said if India strengthens its intellectual property regime and
increase its score on GIPC IP Index by 14.9 per cent, it can reach the level of FDI similar
to Brazil, Russia and China.
“India has been less able to attract FDI than its BRIC (Brazil, Russia, and China)
peers since the 1980s. Also in regards to FDI, India is noticeably weaker than other
emerging economies, which started off at similarly low levels of investment and....
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Global Innovation Index 2013 - India Ranks 66th
India ranked 66th in the Global Innovation Index 2013, published by Cornell
University, INSEAD, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as a knowledge partner. The study ranked 142
economies across the world on their innovation capacity and efficiency. This year's
report casts additional light on the local dynamics of innovation, an area which has
remained under-measured globally. It shows the emergence of original innovation
eco-systems, and signals a needed shift from a usual tendency to try and duplicate
previously successful initiatives. "The local dynamics of innovation varies
considerably across the globe and influences innovation measurement at the unit
level. Learning from the local innovation systems adds newer dimensions to....
RIL chief Mukesh Ambani joins M&M boss to back Indiaâ€™s 1st
genre-specific channel 'Epic TV'
After Anand Mahindra, it's the turn of India's richest billionaire Mukesh
Ambani to once again turn a venture capitalist and back a new media venture that is
due to go on air mid-August. "Epic TV" - a niche entertainment pay channel will be
India's first to showcase genre specific content related to history, folklore and
mythology. Set up in October 2012, Epic Television Network is being led by Mahesh
Samat, former managing director of Walt Disney Company who left the multi-
national last year after a four year stint. But interestingly, through this investment
Mahindra and Ambani each have a 25.8% stake in the company and together have
financial control. Even though the quantum of their investments and other financial
details are not yet disclosed, according to industry sources there is an initial…
IIT-Kanpur earns $86,400 through intellectual property
Apart from educating students, teachers at IIT-Kanpur are also actively
engaged in doing research work. At the same time, high end research work is carried
out and patents are filled. The institute also enters into Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with various educational institutes and industries in the
interest of students so that they get worldwide exposure. The institute has also
earned a whopping amount through intellectual property. All these tasks take place
every year. Director, IIT-Kanpur, Prof Prof Indranil Manna, threw light over the
earnings it made through intellectual property while addressing the students at the
45th convocation of the institute on Friday which was presided over by President.
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Bajaj’s two-wheeler patent not to be revoked
The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) here on Thursday dismissed
an application of LML (Lohia Machines Ltd), seeking to revoke patent granted to Bajaj
Auto Ltd. in respect of an improved two-stroke engine for its two-wheelers. The Board
comprising its chairman Justice Prabha Sridevan and member D.P.S. Parmar held that
“LML has not made out a case for the revocation of Bajaj’s patent.”
During 1990s, manufacturers such as Bajaj, LML and Piaggio were producing
two-stroke scooters with monocoque chassis and engine positioned on one side of the
vehicle. Since it was a big challenge to manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency and
reduce emission from scooters, Bajaj developed an invention to mitigate such
disadvantages.
India shows U.S. path to patent standards
Headlines have been trumpeting the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to deny
a new patent for the cancer drug Gleevec as an attack on intellectual property rights
and a win for patients in need of cheap drugs. Those headlines are misleading. What
the ruling actually demonstrates is that India has set a high bar for determining what is
“innovative.” The United States could learn a thing or two from India – particularly
since Washington’s excessively liberal patent system led to a ridiculous spat last year
between Samsung and Apple over whether a rectangular cellphone screen with
rounded corners was patentable.
Kebabs from Lucknow may get geographical indication recognition
soon
Soon after the Lucknow Zardozi was accorded geographical indication (GI)
recognition, the delicious kebabs from the city of nawabs, the petha and marble from
Agra and dress material and cotton bedsheets from Mau are next in line to get the GI
tag, a form of Intellectual Property Right (IPR), from the Controller General of Patents,
Designs and Trademarks.
A total of 17 applications from the state were earlier sent to New Delhi for GI
registration, said KP Misra, joint director, Export Promotion. Of these, three were given
GI registration. These included Zari-Zardozi of Lucknow, Panja Dari of Agra and block
printing of Farrukhabad, he added. However, the rest others were returned by the
agency with objections.
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India wants copyright laws eased for visually impaired
Home to one-fourth of the world's visually-challenged persons, India will play a key role
in negotiating a historic international treaty next month that will ensure that the
community's access to globally-published material is not stymied by rigid copyright
rules. The Extraordinary General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) has called a diplomatic conference in June (17th-28 th) 2013 in
Marrakesh, Morocco, to conclude the WIPO Treaty for Visually Impaired
Persons/Persons with Print disabilities.
Intellectual Property Appellate Board rules ‘Ayur’ can’t be trademark
Can anyone in India, the home of Ayurveda, claim exclusive intellectual
property rights over the word ‘Ayur' for selling a product? Or contend that ‘Ayur,' a
word derived from ‘Ayush' (life), is an ‘invented word' that can be used as a trade mark?
The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has ruled that it cannot be done and
directed the removal of the word ‘Ayur,' registered in the name of Three-N-Products (P)
Ltd., New Delhi, from the trade marks registry. In its order delivered on Friday, the IPAB
said: “Ayur is a generic word; to hoard it as ‘mine-own-forever' is not in public interest,
and such a monopoly was never intended by the Trade Marks Act, 1999.”
Indian inventor Ajay Bhatt honoured for developing USB
The European Union today honoured India-born inventor Ajay Bhatt-led team
at the US tech-giant Intel that developed the Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology, one
of the most important advances in computing since the silicon chip. The European
Patent Office announced the winners of the European Inventor Award 2013, which
honours outstanding inventors for their contribution to social, economic and
technological progress.
Some 500 guests attended the award ceremony at the Beurs van Berlage in
Amsterdam, including Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Michel Barnier, the
European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. Ajay V Bhatt-led team,
comprising of Bala Sudarshan Cadambi, Jeff Morriss, Shaun Knoll, Shelagh Callahan of
the United States won the award for inventors from Non-European Countries, for
creating and developing USB technology, one of the most important advances in
computing since the silicon chip.
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More foreign companies involved in China IPR suits
More foreign companies involved in IPR cases China's top court has seen an
increase in intellectual property lawsuits involving overseas companies in the first five
months of the year amid economic globalization and rising domestic awareness. From
January to May, judges nationwide announced verdicts in 24,544 intellectual property
rights cases, up by 36.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Supreme People's Court.
About 2 percent of those cases or 504 lawsuits involved overseas litigants. Last year, 1.7
percent of 83,850 such lawsuits nationwide were foreign-related, according to the top
court. “With fiercer global competition, as well as a tendency for trade protectionism in
certain countries, we have seen a remarkable increase in cross-border IPR conflicts,” said
Kong Xiangjun, president of the top court's intellectual property tribunal.
Europe and China agree to use same patent classification system (CPC)
EPO and SIPO sign a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation in
patent classification: The EPO and the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C.
(SIPO) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their
cooperation in the area of patent classification. Under the terms of the MoU, as of
January 2014, the SIPO will start classifying its newly published invention patent
applications in some selected technical fields into the CPC after receiving dedicated
training from the EPO, and will strive to classify its new invention patent applications
according to the CPC in all technical areas from January 2016. The corresponding
classification data will be shared with the EPO. The CPC is the most refined classification
system for patent documents in the world (250 000 subdivisions) …...
Chinese museum found with 40,000 fake exhibits forced to close
A Chinese museum has been forced to close after claims that its 40,000-strong
collection of supposedly ancient relics was almost entirely composed of fakes. The 60
million yuan (£6.4 million) Jibaozhai Museum, located in Jizhou, a city in the northern
province of Hebei, opened in 2010 with its 12 exhibition halls packed with apparently
unique cultural gems. But the museum’s collection, while extensive, appears ultimately
to have been flawed. On Monday, the museum’s ticket offices were shut amid claims
that many of the exhibits were in fact knock-offs which had been bought for between
100 yuan (£10.70) and 2,000 yuan (£215). The museum’s public humiliation began earlier
this month when Ma Boyong, a Chinese writer, noticed a series of inexplicable
discrepancies during a visit and posted his findings online.
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BAIC mulls electric IP acquisition
A Senova electric car by BAIC Motor is on display at this year's Shanghai auto
show. The automaker now is looking to the US market for advanced green technologies.
Driven by an interest in green vehicles, BAIC Group is joining a host of other companies
that are considering buying assets from the ailing Fisker Automotive Inc. According to
domestic media reports, the Beijing-based automaker recently sent a delegation to visit
the US electric car company in Anaheim, California, because it plans to buy the intellectual
property and patent for Fisker's Atlantic plug-in hybrid car. The reports said that BAIC
expects to accelerate the development of its own electric car business through the
possible deal. Currently, BAIC makes the E150 electric vehicle, a 4-meter-long compact
hatchback, which began use in taxies and car rental services in the capital city this year.
China Grants Patent For Detection of Gastric Cancer
China, with one of the highest incidences of stomach (Gastric) cancer in the world,
has granted Pacific Edge Limited (the Company) its patent, ‘Detection of Gastric Cancer’.
This patent defines technology that can be used for the diagnosis of gastric cancer. The
granting of the Company’s patent in China is a further addition to the Company’s suite of
intellectual property that includes accurate tests for the diagnosis and prognosis of several
hard to detect cancers including those of the bladder, alimentary tract, stomach and
melanomas. Earlier this year, Pacific Edge achieved a significant milestone in the
commercialisation of its molecular diagnostic technology with regulatory approval to
launch Cxbladder, its non-invasive detection test for bladder cancer, in the world’s largest
health market, the United States.
Rules to ban advertising 'well-known trademarks'
Owners of products recognized as well-known Chinese trademarks can no longer
use the legal designation on their product packages or advertisement, according to the
second draft version of an amendment to the trademark law submitted to China's top
legislative body on June 26. Some law experts said that the purpose of the well-known
trademark system is to protect brands, but it now serves more like a tool to confuse
consumers and create unfair competition. Zhao Hu, an intellectual property rights lawyer
and partner of EastBright Law Firm in Beijing, told China Daily that the identification of a
well-known trademark is "a legal process to settle disputes based on factual evidence of
individual cases", and different cases can lead to different results.
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Chinese firm says Apple stole their technology with Siri, files lawsuit
Apple is once again locked in an intellectual property rights dispute in China, with
a Chinese company accusing the US electronics giant of infringing its patent on voice-
activated digital assistance technology. Representatives of Apple appeared in a Shanghai
court yesterday to respond to the case filed by Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology Co,
the developer of a voice technology called Xiao i Robot. The Chinese firm alleged that
Apple’s Siri infringed the patent it holds related to “a type of instant messaging chat robot
system.” Siri, included in Apple’s iPhone 4S, responds to a user’s commands through
voice-recognition software. “We noticed iPhone 4S’ digital assistance Siri copied Xiao i
Robot’s artificial intelligence technology when it came out in 2011.
Neusoft Medical Signed Transfer Agreement with Philips to Acquire 25%
Equities in Philips-Neusoft Medical Systems Joint Venture
Neusoft Corporation ("Neusoft", SSE: 600718), a leading IT solution and service
provider in China, announced that Neusoft's wholly owned subsidiary, Neusoft Medical
Systems Co., Ltd. ("Neusoft Medical") has signed agreements with Royal Philips Electronics
and its affiliate company ("Philips") on the equities and assets transfer, intellectual
property rights, contracted manufacturing and supply, components supply, customer
service and support of Philips & Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. ("PNMS"). According to
the agreement, Neusoft Medical will acquire 25% equities in PNMS held by Philips, and
become the holding company of the original joint venture. PNMS was jointly established
by Neusoft Medical and Philips in 2004. Neusoft Medical and Philips held 49% and 51%
equities in PNMS respectively. Upon the completion of the transaction, Neusoft Medical
will hold 74% equities in PNMS, and therefore become the holding company of PNMS.
German companies remain optimistic in China
Despite China's economic slowdown, German companies operating in the nation
expect increased profits and sales this year, according to a survey released on Monday.
Finding qualified employees remained the biggest challenge, in addition to concerns in the
protection of intellectual property, the survey by a German business organization found.
"The interviewed German companies generally held that the economic environment this
year will significantly improve from last year," Joerg Mull, chairman of the German
Chamber of Commerce in China and executive vice-president of the finance department of
Volkswagen (China) Investment Co Ltd, told a news conference on Monday. "Companies in
South China and Southwest China are especially optimistic and Chinese exports…….
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Samsung trumps Apple in Japan patent fight
A Japanese court said Tuesday that Apple Inc.'s patent infringement claim
against Samsung Electronics Co. is invalid, giving the upper hand to the South Korean
tech giant in a series of legal battles over patents, a Japanese news agency reported.
Upholding a lower court's verdict, the Intellectual Property High Court ruled that
Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, did not infringe upon Apple's
technology on transferring media content from computers to smartphones and tablets,
according to Kyodo News Service. The patent is one of two intellectual properties the
iPhone maker addressed in its August 2011 claim against Samsung. In 2011, the iPhone
maker argued that Samsung's Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 smartphones and its Galaxy Tab
tablet infringed upon its synchronization technology.
Key Mesenchymal Precursor Cell Patent Granted in Japan
Patent coverage provides for exclusive, long-term commercial rights in major
established healthcare market. Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited
(ASX:MSB; USOTC:MBLTY) today announced that it has been granted a key patent by
the Japanese Patent Office. Japanese patent number 5265190 provides Mesoblast with
exclusive commercial rights in Japan through to September 2025 to all compositions-
of-matter and uses of its Mesenchymal Precursor Cell (MPC) technology platform,
irrespective of the MPC tissue source, including bone marrow, adipose, placenta,
umbilical cord and dental pulp. The granting of the Japanese patent follows the recent
extension of compositions-of-matter patents by the United States Patent and Trade
Mark Office to March 2029, and two key patents from the State Intellectual Property
Office of the People's Republic…..
Government seeks to review patent ownership to favor businesses
Bowing to strong pressure from the business lobby, the government is set to
consider a policy change that would assign patents on in-house inventions to
companies instead of employees. The move is intended to bolster the competitiveness
of Japanese companies, but analysts say it could backfire and spur a brain drain
overseas, ending up undermining their competitive edge. A review of the existing
system was specified in the basic policy concerning intellectual property, compiled by
the intellectual property strategy headquarters, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japanese-English Machine Translation for Patents Goes Live
In another significant move to break down the language barriers to
technological information, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Japan Patent Office
(JPO) today announced the launch of the Japanese-English component of the EPO's
automatic translation service Patent Translate. This means more than a million Japanese
patent documents available via the EPO's global patent database Espacenet
(www.epo.org/espacenet) can now be instantly translated into English free-of-charge at
the click of a mouse. This major step offers access to Japanese patents in the full-text
version, while Japanese inventors can read European patents in their own language.
"The launch of the Japanese-English machine translation tool is a major step forward for
patent information," said EPO President Benoît Battistelli, at a bilateral meeting of the
two offices at the sidelines of the IP5 meeting in Cupertino, California.
Custom Technology Announces Silicon Philosophies' Acquisition of
Cinema Craft(R)
Custom Technology Corporation (CTC) today announced the completion of an
agreement granting full ownership plus exclusive Intellectual Property (IP), development
and worldwide distribution rights (except for Japan) for CINEMA CRAFT(R) AVC/H.264,
MVC and Standard Definition video encoding products, to their former European
distributor Silicon Philosophies. CINEMA CRAFT(R) products are considered the fastest,
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with Authoring applications, software and hardware players. They have long been
entrusted and utilized by leading Video Post-Production studios (Imagion, MSM-studios,
Paramount, Warner, MGM, Deluxe Digital, Pixar), and Broadcasters (FOX, HBO, Turner)
as well as video enthusiasts in Hollywood, Europe and Asia to satisfy their….
Japan-EU trade talks end in Tokyo; nontariff barriers discussed
Japan and the European Union ended their second round of free-trade
negotiations Wednesday in Tokyo, having discussed the elimination of nontariff trade
barriers and setting the stage for starting talks on specific articles of the envisioned pact.
During the round that began June 24, Japan detailed its progress in deregulation in such
areas as auto safety standards, medicine and medical equipment, according to a
government source. The talks for facilitating economic exchanges between the two
major economies also covered investment and intellectual property.
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Members of Congress: India's Pharma Industry 'Protectionism' Is
Harming US Pharma Industry's Abuse of Patent System
From the towards-a-forceful-homogenization-of-worldwide-IP-law dept
We recently discussed the US Chamber of Commerce's incredibly strange
statement on the state of India's IP protection (or lack thereof). The CofC first
applauded the success of India's Bollywood industry, achieved without strong IP
protection, before insisting the only way it would survive was by implementing strong
IP protection. This, of course, was the CofC advancing its own agenda, despite being
faced with evidence to the contrary.
It's the sort of doublespeak frequently deployed by IP-reliant industries in the
US in their attempt to force the world to align their laws with ours. The argument
always seems to be for more "protection," even if foreign industries are thriving
without it. In a Congressional letter sent to the administration by 170 "concerned"
members of Congress, India's IP laws come under attack again. This time it's the
pharmaceutical industry being defended from India's supposedly inadequate
protections.
Under the umbrella of claiming that policies of the Government of India favor
domestic producers over U.S. Exporters – in other words, that India is protectionist –
the Members of Congress claimed that “the intellectual property (IP) climate has
become increasingly challenging in India.”
What's so challenging about it? Well, it seems that India actually practices
some sort of quality control on patents, much to the dismay of American
pharmaceutical companies looking to exploit the system the way they do
domestically.
Under the WTO TRIPS Agreement, India has every right to define standards of
patentability so long as they satisfy minimum standards of patentability set forth in
TRIPS, namely novelty, inventive step, and industrial activity. India has elected to
define and apply standards of patentability rigorously. When this rigorous standard is
applied in India, it prohibits patents on secondary patents involving new uses of
existing medicines or minor modifications of existing medicines/active ingredients
that do not significantly enhance therapeutic efficacy.
This raises the bar for American companies, who are finding it harder to
extend patents past the 20-year exclusivity through evergreening (or as pharma
companies refer to it: "patent lifestyle management"). While a majority of patents run
through the process smoothly, some just don't meet the Indian standard.
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law firms, TT Consultants is committed to world class client satisfaction through its cost
effective and best in place invalidation searches, when you need to scourge the earth
for the “unfindable” prior art. With an experience of conducting 5000+ prior art
searches, TTC is continuously working to reduce patent prosecution and litigation costs
for our clients. Here are 6 reasons to work with TT Consultants:
1. Multilingual searches: We provide patent searches beyond the borders of English
language through our in-house native searchers in Taiwan. We also have tie-ups
with several international law firms to provide patent searches in Chinese
(Traditional and Non Traditional), Taiwan, Japanese, French and German languages.
2. Databases: We have access to databases covering more than 100 jurisdictions. The
non-exhaustive patent and non-patent databases employed by the companies
include Questel Orbit, TI, DWPI, Total Patents LexisNexis, KIPRIS, TIPO, CIPO,
AUSPAT, Espacenet, PAJ, SIPO, IEEE, IP.com, Science Direct, Springer, Pubmed, NCBI,
Scirus and many others. We employ technology and country specific databases
depending on the requirement of each search.
3. Search Strategy: We have a robust search methodology to uncover the most
relevant prior art. This included in-depth analysis of file wrapper, inequitable
Conduct Search by default in all invalidation projects, patent webbing & citation
analysis, along with an extensive keyword & class based search, inventor/assignee
search.
4. No Stone Unturned search: A “No Stone Unturned Search” is an extended
invalidation search conducted by a team of 4 resources for the duration of four
weeks which can be further expedited based on the client’s requirement. Further,
native searches are performed as and when required. This gives a broad coverage to
any relevant prior arts that may exist.
5. Joint Defence Groups (JDGs): TTC has worked on several critical litigations – often
with Joint Defense Groups. We are a trusted search provider for many top
companies. Some of our recent JDG cases include cases involving: 26 defendants in
digital imaging, 15 defendants in mail marking case, 7 defendants in Lighting case,
10 defendants in Telecom and several other important cases.
6. Pricing: Our quality services are priced at the most competitive rates ($50-55/hour).
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Taleem inks MoU with Business India, TT Consultants
Punjab based Taleem India has signed a memorandum of understanding
with Business India Group and Talwar and Talwar Consultants to set up Centres for
Media Studies and Intellectual Property Rights.
Co-Founder and CEO Taleem India, Jaiprakash S. Hasrajani told media
persons after the MoU signing that "idea is to support and boost all facets of
entrepreneurships by reaching out to people and offering them advisory services
by experts." He said that the proposed Centres are the initiative of Taleem College
of International Studies. The Memorandum of Understandings was signed by
Executive Director, Santosh Goenka on behalf of Business India Group and Jitin
Talwar on behalf of TT Consultants. While the Media Centre at Taleem would
facilitate students to contribute to research in new areas along with interaction
with industry leaders, the IPR Centre would help in proprietary technology, cloud
based IPR systems and knowhow for smooth functioning of this first of its kind
Centre.
COO, Taleem India, Ms Gursharan Kaur observed that the upcoming
Centres at TCIS are a way for the Taleem India to give back to the industry and
society as a whole and form part of its Corporate Social Responsibility concept.
TTC UPDATES
Patent Watch
The patent alert service
is for clients who wish
to remain updated
about the latest patents
filed in their preferred
field of invention. It is a
practical step taken by
most of the companies
who desire to keep
track of the new and
improved formulations
and adjuvant relating to
their field of interest or
in respect to a
competitor's patents.
Accordingly, we
endeavor to observe
patents continually and
provide regular updates
to our clients. Further,
our search includes
online product
directory and other non
patent literature
available.

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Legal Process Outsourcing In India has Lot potential which is ready to
be unleashed
One of the recognized way for the law firms, business to cut their litigation
and prosecution cost is to outsource their legal products. Nowadays Companies are
focusing more and more on new technologies and strategies to get their search done
through recognized resources. The requirements now are to cut the cut while proving
effective in case of all legal aspects.
Currently India is the home for more than 100 of LPO vendors working on the
cases in field of IP. The legal processes of rich and developed countries have
announced that the next outsourcing windfall is for India. The total worth of the legal
industry is around $20 billion and we are in the way to grab the biggest part of it. This
is because quality of work along with competitive rates that is the focus of the work
done in India. Mitch Kowalski, author of the book on change in the legal profession
and an adjunct professor with the University of Ottawa Said in context of legal process
outsourcing that LPO’S is starting to move up in the food chain. They are more geared
up with technology and are well versed with lean six sigma principles (improving the
business efficiency with well defined criteria).
India has a potential in IP industry but needs investments. Last Friday, a held
conference on intellectual property rights, 2013 planned IPR portfolio growth and new
paradigms. Dr. KS Kardam, Deputy controller of said, india has a huge potential, but is
way behind other countries such as patent application in Japan 344598, EPO 150961
and 59254 in germany. These all recorded 24 percent growth as compared to india at
12 percent growth.
Miss Komal Talwar Founder, TT Consultants, knowledge partner in conference
reportedly said that there are not enough patents which are filed from india as
compared to other countries. Whereas there is a huge scope and potential.
TTC UPDATES
Patent Acquisition
Services
Patent Acquisition/ In-
Licensing
We work closely with
our clients for acquiring
the right patents at the
right value. The
support ranges from
landscape, evaluating
patent strength to
gauging enforcement
value.
Patent Out-Licensing
We help our clients to
license their patents to
the right purchasers for
the right value. This
includes identifying the
right buyers,
performing
infringement analysis
and other important
aspects.

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