March 2015 – Page 5

Invention vs. Innovation in Russia

“If invention is a pebble tossed in the pond, innovation is the rippling effect that the pebble causes. Someone has to toss the pebble. That’s the inventor. Someone has to recognize the ripple will eventually become a wave. That’s the entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs don’t stop at the water’s edge. They watch the ripples and spot the next big wave before it happens. And it’s the act of anticipating and riding that “next big wave” that drives the innovative nature in every entrepreneur.” – Thus […]

CGPDTM Launches New Patent Search Facility with Full-Text Search Capability

March 1, 2015 / By Spadika Jayaraj / Patent

Back in 2009, SpicyIP had sponsored a petition addressed to the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) pleading for “greater transparency and more access to patent information.” In the following years, the CGPDTM has stepped up its efforts in making available more and more patent information online. Notably, in 2010, the office launched IPAIRS, the Indian Patent Information Retrieval System. The CGPDTM subsequently has constantly been improving the IPAIRS, offering new search fields such as Applicant Address and

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