Author Archives: Hardeep Sodhi
What is a Trademark – here a simple explanation !
What is a Trademark What is a trademark? What is common amongst : Google, Walmart, Vodafone, Rolex, Kodak, Victoria Secret, Color Purple used in Cadbury's packaging, lightening bolt celebration pose…
Usefulness and Patents- a curious relationship
Usefulness and Patents Useful - patented or not ! Usefulness and patents have a curious relationship. There are many misconceptions surrounding patenting and usefulness. Not all useful 'innovations' are patented…
New use not patentable !
New use of an existing technique is not patentable ! Just FYI New use not patentable !
Reinvent yourself !
Reinvent yourself !.... There is no patent on it, yet ! :-)
What is a patent ?- here a simple explanation !
What is a Patent ? Inspite of increasing awareness of intellectual Property (IP) amongst people, some of the fundamental terms are still either poorly understood, or used very loosely. This…
Method To Marry- get some creative ideas – read in !
Method To Marry Method to Marry-Patently- find some creative ideas on marriage here ! Here a patent application on a method to marry. Inventors- and their attorneys- are humans too.…
Being innovative…
Be out of the box Innovative ! "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses !" Being out of the box innovative is sometimes…
When Machines Start Inventing Machines….
While it was bound to happen, I didn't expect it so soon ..indeed we live in nano-second times ! The US Patents and Trademark Office ( USPTO) is inviting responses…
Why Startups Fail
Over 90 % of Indian Startups fail in their first five years…. due lack of pioneering innovation ! The Startup India Action Plan was launched on January 2016, its objective…
What is Intellectual Property ?
Appropriately, the first post here seeks to define Intellectual Property (IP) so as to set the context and background. As the name itself suggests, a 'property' pertaining to 'intellect' is…