Year: 2020

Patent ■ Authority： Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, CGPDM, generally known as the Indian Patent Office (IPO) ■ Evolution of the Indian Patent Act: ■ Type of Applications:   Provisional Application: invention is still under experimentation stage Ordinary Application: without claiming any priority Convention Application: claiming a priority PCT International Application: Under Patent Cooperation Treaty PCT National Phase Application: national phase application in India Patent of Addition: slight modification Divisional Application: invention may divide and file two or more applications ■ Basic points in Indian Patent application: 1: Important time frame: Term of patent protection Right of priority Average wait time Grace Period 20 years Within 12 months 5~6 years 12 months   2: Basic requirements & Process: Language Hindi/ English Documents Legal information, Technical information, Power of attorney, Verified English translation…

Name Detail Authority Supportive Documents DIN Direct (unique) Identification Number allotted for the director of a company. Central Government Photograph of the applicant Passport Present Address proof (Telephone, Electricity Bill, latest Bank Statement, Driving License) Few forms digitally signed and verified digitally by the Managing Director or Director or CEO of an existing company. Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) Digital Signature Certificate A licensed Certifying Authority No other specific requirement PAN A PAN is a Permanent identifier issued under the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961 Indian Income Tax Department Company: a copy of company Registration Certificate (attested) Natural person: Passport Bank account statement (within 2 months) ID card TAN Tax Account Number is to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting tax at source (TDS) or who are required to…

Author : Lawyer Raymond Yu The author’s career has ranged from a military weapons researcher, a patent engineer to a lawyer, specialized in patent specification drafting, patent specification translation, patent office action replying, invalidation action filing, patent licensing, patent infringement/non-infringement legal opinions providing, patent litigation, international patent litigation representing etc., with more than 15 Years of practice work experience and knowledge of the patent ecology, the author hopes that through this article lawyers who want to engage in the field of patent or those who are already engaged in the field of patent could have more idea in business development. How can lawyers enter the market of “patent prosecution”? Patent prosecution is a labor-intensive business, and the firm must hire professionals/patent engineers in various fields in order to be able…

Louis Group is honored to have the second visit from Industry, Science and Technology International Strategy Center (ISTI) of Industrial Technology Research Institute. Raymond Yu, Managing Partner, has shared the background of the establishment of Louis Consulting Thailand. The third volume of 'New Southbound Policy for New Growth', written about stories of Taiwanese businessmen, has been published by the Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA by the end of 2019. The fourth volume will be published in 2020. This series of books contain stories of many Taiwanese businessmen who struggled and thrived in New Southbound countries and are finally on the road to success. Read more: https://lnkd.in/fDuEd9C

The Louis Group is pleased to cooperate with Creative Expo Taiwan for three consecutive years to continue to support the growth of cultural and creative industries and Taiwanese creators. Raymond Yu, Senior Partner, has been invited to share with Talent100 creators about legal protection and licensing Strategy in order to help emerging creators to understand intellectual property rights as well as business strategies in the process of licensing. Last year, Louis Group has sponsored many outstanding creators to apply for Taiwan trademarks and design patents and received a lot of positive feedback. This year we also provide sponsorship awards of "Taiwan trademark and design patent applications" to encourage more creators and enable them to develop their business. see more: https://tinyurl.com/yx4m9h72