About World Intellectual Property Day
On April 26 every year, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day in order to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property in encouraging innovation and creativity. World IP Day 2013 focuses on Creativity: The Next Generation. WIPO's member states designated April 26 – the day on which the WIPO Convention came into force in 1970 – as World IP Day with the aim of increasing general understanding of IP. Since then, World IP Day has offered a unique opportunity each year to join with others around the globe to discuss and demonstrate how IP works to contribute to the flourishing of music and the arts and to driving the technological innovation that helps shape our world.
Our recent performance in IP
During the current fiscal year, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has ordered to take steps to get GI for
Nagercoil Temple Car,
Kallakurichi Wooden sculpture,
Arumbavur wooden sculpture (in Tiruchy district),
Karuppur painting (in Thanjavur district),
Thanjavur glass workmanship,
Pudukottai Netti work,
Mayiladi stone sculpture (in Kanyakumari district) and
Namakkal Makkal products.
Along with these, Assam Governor J B Patnaik has expressed his satisfaction over muga silk receiving the Geographical Indication certificate (GI mark) and said, "There should be demand for muga as long as there is demand for gold."
Lucknow Zardozi, the world renowned textile embroidery, has been accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) registration by the Geographical Indication Registry (GIR). Mansoor Nadeem Lari, head of Kalatmak Handicrafts SHG Foundation explained, "(The Persian) 'Zardozi' means embroidery in gold and hence it was the royal families, including those in the Mughal period, which employed this craft." At present, scores of items are used as embellishments, depending upon the requirement and, rather than gold, ordinary material the colour of gold is employed instead, wherever needed.
As per Textile Ministry estimates, 1.75 lakh artisans in and around Lucknow are involved in the craft, while more than 2 lakh are directly involved, Lari said. "There are more than 10,000 micro and small enterprises in this region, which are involved in making of Zardozi products like apparel, home furnishings, shoes, bags, which are sold throughout India and exported to different parts of the world.
The Mangalagiri sarees and fabrics have been awarded with the Geographical Indication (GI) certificate, APCO chairman M Hanumantha Rao presented the certificate to Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics Apex Society chairman Y Sankar Rao.
The weavers' community of Mangalagiri, 15 km from Vijayawada, has been striving hard to obtain the GI certificate for the last five years and their efforts have turned out to be fruitful with their application getting an approval.
INDIAN DESIGN PATENT GRANTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2013
The Indian Patent office granted 379 Design patents in April, 2013. The top three consisted of MA Design India private limited, which had a count of 11 patents, followed by Yazaki Corporation and Elsteel Pvt Lt d each with 9 and 6 patents respectively. The table below shows the top ten Companies that received the maximum number of patents in the month of April, 2013.
Sl.No. | Name of the company | No. of. Patents Granted |
1 | MA DESIGN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED | 11 |
2 | YAZAKI CORPORATION | 9 |
3 | ELSTEEL PVT LTD | 6 |
4 | LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED | 6 |
5 | M/S. SANVI ENTERPRISE | 6 |
6 | SAVERGLASS | 6 |
7 | EASTMAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 5 |
8 | LG HAUSYS, LTD | 5 |
9 | MASCO CORPORATION | 5 |
10 | RAVISSANT PRIVATE LIMITED | 5 |
INDIAN PATENT GRANTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013
The Indian patent office granted 250 Patents for the month of April, 2013. The Top three consisted of Hindustan lever limited, Samsung India Software Operations Private limited, which a count of 23 and 13 Patents, followed by Qualcomm incorporated with 6 patents. The table below shows the top ten Companies that received the maximum number of patents in the month of April, 2013.
Sl.No. | Name of the company | No. of. Patents Granted |
1 | HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED | 23 |
2 | SAMSUNG INDIA SOFTWARE OPERATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED | 13 |
3 | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 6 |
4 | HOECHST INDIA LIMITED | 4 |
5 | JAYSYNTH DYECHEM LIMITED | 4 |
6 | ROBERT BOSCH GmbH | 4 |
7 | CROMPTON GREAVES LIMITED | 3 |
8 | EAGLE FLASK INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED | 3 |
9 | ION EXCHANGE INDIA LTD. | 3 |
10 | SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG | 3 |
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