Month: October 2014
Why patent search is very important?
Importance of Patent Search It is a well regarded fact that a good idea does not necessarily mean it is patentable or a good invention. Many inventions meet death without seeing the light of commercial success, due to several reasons. On the other hand many patents get invalidated due to infringement upon other patents and…
TM5 – a new framework by key players in trademarks
The TM5 is a conglomerating of the world’s top five trademark offices 1) China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) 2) Europe’s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) 3) the Japan Patent Office (JPO) 4) South Korea’s Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) 5) the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). These offices reportedly…
Details released about hacking attack on Chase Bank
Hacking attacks, a species of cybercrime, has been on the constant rise in the recent years. Not too long ago, Microsoft’s online store, the Heartbleed bug, numerous Gmail Accounts(?), Yahoo, etc became victims of hacking attack. Even some gaming companies were not spared. More recently this summer the J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., popularly known…