Patent Registrations | CIPRO
September 28, 2009
Attorneys
Patent registrations may be granted to any invention that fills the following requirements. It must be new in all ways – this is known as absolute novelty, it must be useful on a practical level, and it must be inventive – that is to say that it must not be so similar to a previously available article that it required little ingenuity to make the invention. The first step in patent registrations is to make sure that the invention really is new and does not infringe on a similar invention.
This is called a novelty search, and may be carried out at CIPRO’s Disclosure Centre by either the applicant himself or a patent attorney on his behalf. It is always advisable to carry out this search in other countries as well, to ensure that the invention really is new.
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Mediation of a Pharmaceutical Patent License
August 24, 2009
Patents
A European university holding pharmaceutical patent applications in several countries negotiated a license option agreement with a European pharmaceutical company.
The pharmaceutical company exercised the option and the parties started to negotiate a license agreement. After three years of negotiations the parties were unable to agree on the terms of the license. At that point the parties submitted a joint request for WIPO mediation.
As requested by the parties, the Center appointed as mediator a lawyer who had worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years and had considerable licensing experience. The parties requested that the mediator help them reach an agreement on the terms of the license.
The one-day meeting session allowed the parties to identify the issues and deepen their understanding of the legal circumstances. On this basis, the parties continued direct negotiations amongst themselves and reached a settlement agreement. – WIPO
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Monsanto’s herbicide resistance gene
June 24, 2009
Patents
Monsanto was the first company to develop a gene for resistance to herbicide when it launched Roundup Ready soybeans back in 1996.
Pioneer and other seed companies now pay Monsanto for the right to use the Roundup Ready characteristic.
The technology is used in about 95% of soybeans planted in the U.S., and Monsanto is said to have used strict license agreements to exclude competition and raise prices to farmers.
Monsanto claims DuPont chose to join the biotech character in soybean seeds to hide problems with a rival technology, Optimum GAT.
“DuPont’s filing today is yet another smoke screen to divert attention from its problem-plagued product,” Scott Partridge, deputy general counsel for Monsanto, said in a statement.
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Gadget Type Inventions Development
January 19, 2009
Intellectual Property News
Once your mind runs with an idea and you start with your gadget type inventions, the last thing you normally want to do is to record everything that you do. You may also think your ideas are so unique that someone else could not possibly have though of it.
Surprisingly enough, other people think the same and they go ahead with their gadget type inventions. Once it comes to patenting people soon realize that they have been beaten by another party in their gadget type inventions development.
The solution is to first of all record everything that you do and think of. All your notes should be kept and every person that works on the prototype should sign in a logbook. Keep record of every step, part, and date. Leave nothing to chance.
It may not be fun, but it is the best way to protect your work. Also file a preliminary patent application as soon as possible as this date will be used to determine who has first rights to the invention.
The next important step is to do a full patent search before you invest too much money and time in your idea. Also browse the Internet, databases and journal articles first.
If you need help with this contact us to conduct the patent search on your behalf while you focus on your gadget type inventions development.
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Microbiological sciences patents
November 13, 2008
Patents
Examples of microbiological sciences patents are that of a system developed to reduce indoor allergens and the development of a vaccine against specific infections.
Developments in the field of medical science, pharmaceutical and life science can only be possible if the scientists have the right to protect their intellectual property through microbiological sciences patents.
The South African Law makes provision for a wide variety of scientific processes in the life sciences including that of brewing or fermentation processes to be registered for monopoly rights under laws governing microbiological sciences patents.
Specific isolation of microbes can also be patented provided that the pre-conditions have been met. View our page on microbiological sciences patents for an overview of the process.
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