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BPCL's R&D centre bags 80 patents in 20 years; over 50 more pending

State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has bagged as many as 80 national and international patents in the past two decades, and approvals for 53 more filings are pending, for various innovations including the world's cheapest and the fastest crude oil assaying tool BP Marrk. Its research and development (R&D) centre, located at a 68-acre sprawling campus at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, has won 18 patents in the past 12 months alone. BPCL has an annual budget of Rs 80-100 crore for R&D. "Over the past two decades, we have won as many as 80 patents, and 53 more are pending for approvals. Between July last year and now, we have secured 18 patents," Arun Kumar Singh, director (refineries and marketing) at BPCL, told PTI on Sunday. One of the most notable patented innovations of the centre is BPMarrk, which is an intelligent tool for advanced assaying of crude oil that characterises and evaluates the crude at a fraction of the time taken by traditional assaying ...

Sun Pharma settles patent dispute with US-based Celgene Corporation

Pharma major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on Tuesday said it along with one of its subsidiaries have reached an agreement with Celgene Corporation (Celgene) to resolve a patent litigation.

WTO members should start text-based talks on patent waiver proposal: India

WTO members must infuse some certainty during this crisis by agreeing to initiate text-based talks on the proposed patent waiver proposal to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, India has said

US backs TRIPS waiver: More to the story than just vaccine patents

Patents for complex biologics like vaccines is often governed by multiple patents, which may be owned by different entities.

Samsung in patent infringement suit for LG tech sold to patent troll

Samsung Electronics was recently involved in a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States related to smartphone wireless charging

Explainer: Covid-19 vaccine patents dominate global trade talks

WTO members will assess on Wednesday signs of progress in talks on a proposal by South Africa and India to waive patent rights on Covid-19 vaccines in order to boost supply to developing countries

Nokia settles multi-year patent fight with Lenovo across all jurisdictions

Finland's Nokia has settled a multi-year patent fight with China's Lenovo Group, the world's biggest PC maker, resolving all pending litigation across all jurisdictions, the companies said

US Jury tells Apple to pay $308.5 million for patent infringement

A federal jury in Texas said Apple Inc must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) for infringing a patent associated with digital rights management

LG wins mobile technology-related patent infringement suit against TCL

LG Electronics said on Tuesday that it has won a patent infringement suit against Chinese electronics giant TCL over mobile technology-related patent infringement

Next Covid-19 vaccine challenge: Crossing the economic and patent barrier

India's proposed WTO waiver faces stiff opposition from the US and EU

Won't enforce Covid vaccine patents during pandemic, says Moderna

Holding a drug patent usually assures a company an extended period of exclusivity, and the profits that can come with having a market to itself

5G arrival tees up patent fights in a market set to grow 12,000%

Automakers are now in court fighting some of the same companies that phonemakers such as Apple had to pay billions of dollars for use of their wireless standards technology

Micron Tech joins hands with top Indian institutes to foster innovation

Micron, with a legacy of more than 43,000 patents, will guide the programme's efforts to bridge collaboration across different institutions

Once a mobile-phone superpower, Nokia still has a potent weapon

Nokia has retained a catalogue of thousands of wireless communications patents

Shot of Hope: Equal access a hurdle after race to coronavirus vaccine

The second of a two-part series examines challenges linked to IPR and monopoly once Covid-19 vaccine is created

IBM receives record 9,262 US patents in 2019; India 2nd-highest contributor

In 2019, IBM was granted patents across key technology areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing, quantum computing and security

IIT-D files 150 patents in 2019 ranging from bulletproof clothes to 5G tech

"We have also initiated programs to foster increased student and faculty participation in deep technology start-ups that are backed by strong Intellectual Property," IIT Delhi Director said

Who leads the autonomous driving patent race?

Germany's traditionally strong car industry is keen to maintain its strong position in the future

Govt brings in fast-track option for patents

The amendment also offers application withdrawal

Government sets target to cut patent examinations time to 18 mts

The reduction in examination time will happen gradually and benchmarks are being fixed to achieve the target