Patent Newz Box – July 07,2017

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Anti-Theft protection now improved as owner can Disable/Erase the stolen device remotely

HOTHARDWARE | June 25, 2017
Microsoft new defense mechanism for lap/Notebook (specifically for always connected devices) looting, as the patent explains that making use of the same “emergency call” technology in cell phones, which helps to make emergency phone calls to specific numbers even without a SIM. Similarly stolen device may receive a disable command from the disablement service over the cellular network, and acknowledge processing of the disable command to the disablement service also over the cellular network. Also preventing from reselling of the stolen device.

Intellectual Property Exchange in India

livemint | July 03, 2017
India going to join the club of Intellectual Property Exchange like HongKong and UK. This exchange will be developed under the ministry of science and technology through the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC).

Control front display from back panel, Google’s recently granted patent

BGR | June 28, 2017
In the arena of smartphones, Google is coming with new touch sensitive feature, its granted patent titled “Touch sensitive surface with recessed surface feature for an electronic device” shows that, Back panel of electronic device having touch-sensitive pad, from which user can control screen options like Zoom In/Out, volume level, scroll, dragging etc., without touching its front display, In near future Google’s Pixel smartphones may have this feature.

Get your granted patent in your Inbox – IPO a step towards Ease of doing business in India

Indiatoday | July 04, 2017
Indian Patent Office update – An automated system will generate patent certificates after the patent is granted by CGPDTM (Controller General of Patents, Design and Trade Marks) of India. It will be transmitted to the email id of the applicant or his authorized patent agent automatically. Same will be made available on the official website for downloading, with the status of “Application concerned” as a part of the ease of doing business initiative of India.

Pedaling on sea,“world’s first” pedal boat from Kenya

KBC | June 29, 2017
Thaddeus Lebanon Muchuma, a 71 year old retired technician from Kakamega County, developed a non-motorized boat that is pedaled to sail he continued  “It is the only one in the world and I have already copyrighted it by patenting it at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) so that no one infringes on my patent rights”.

EPO clarifies practice in the area of plant and animal patents

EPO [DE] | June 29, 2017
European Patent Office EPO and its Administrative Council decides to amend the regulations in order to exclude from patentability plants and animals exclusively obtained by an essentially biological breeding process.

DuPont buys, ERS Genomics’ Agriculture Patent Portfolio

Delawareonline | June 27, 2017
DuPont acquired the patents through its Pioneer unit, an agriculture-based business headquartered in Johnston, Iowa. “This licensing agreement with ERS is a piece of DuPont Pioneer’s strategy to position our business as a leader in the application of CRISPR-Cas in agriculture”, said Neal Gutterson, vice president, research and development at DuPont Pioneer, he added, We see CRISPR-Cas technology as an advancement in plant breeding which can enable a new era in crop improvement.

IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore) and Cambodia signed an agreement

KHMERTIMES | June 26, 2017
Bilateral talks with Ministry of Cambodia and IPOS ended as an agreement, the Cambodian ministry’s statement said. “Cambodia has designated the IPOS to assist the ministry’s International Research and Inspection Authority after Cambodia’s entry into the PCT as 151st member in last December, The Ministry of Cambodia will work closely with IPOS on the research and supervision of patent applications, and IPOS agrees to provide training to ministry officials to implement the PCT system.”

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