PATENTABILITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INVENTIONS
REASSESSING INVENTORSHIP IN THE AGE OF MACHINES AbstractArtificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed industries by enabling machines to create solutions once believed to be exclusively within the realm of human intelligence. From designing medical devices to developing complex algorithms, AI-driven systems increasingly contribute to innovation. However, this technological progress raises a fundamental legal question: Can an […]
Software Patents
The System That Was Built to Protect Innovation Is Quietly Strangling It Creativity, experimentation, and the freedom to build on prior ideas are all essential to fostering innovation. The patent system was originally introduced to promote this innovation by granting inventors temporary exclusive rights in exchange for disclosing their innovation to the public so that […]
Generative AI and Patents
From ultra-fast EV chargers to lightning-speed 5G networks, Wide Bandgap semiconductors are quietly rewriting the rules of power electronics
The End of India’s Nuclear Patent Ban
Reform or exploitation disguised as reform? Abstract India did not allow patents for technology for more than fifty years because of national security. The SHANTI Act 2025 is different; it lets people get patents for nuclear inventions. It still has rules to control technologies that are very sensitive. This article looks at the rules for […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Patent Ethics
IntroductionWhen you’ve invented something new, made breakthroughs in science, revolutionized manufacturing – having the exclusive rights to produce or sell it sounds, well, right. Right? But what about when these inventions can save lives, or be used in ways their ideators did not even imagine to cause destruction and death? Legal protection by patents is […]
PATENTING LIFE’S CODE
GENES, LAW, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABSTRACT Isn’t the patent holder of a gene really God or the person the gene belongs to, and not someone who merely identified it? If celestial bodies belong to the public domain under international law and cannot be privately owned, why should DNA sequences, the very building blocks of life […]
Why India’s $161 Billion Semiconductor Dream Needs a Patent Strategy, Not Just Factories
Abstract The ambitions seen by India’s semiconductor industry is real but ambition without having Intellectual Property just basically means manufacturing on someone else’s terms. This piece examines how there exists a disconnect between India’s booming electronics production and its having almost no indigenous patent portfolio in chip design. On one hand there is an increase […]
THE TECHNICAL EFFECT
CAN INDIA’S PATENT LAW KEEP PACE WITH AI-DRIVEN SMART GRIDS? INTRODUCTION AI is the hidden force behind India’s smart grid revolution as it works towards the ambitious goal of reaching 500 GW of renewable energy generation by 2030. AI is now forecasting energy needs, real-time voltage adjustment, and smoothly integrating solar and wind into the […]
PATENTING DREAMS?
THE UNSEEN WORLD OF SLEEP-RELATED INVENTIONS AND THE LAW ABSTRACT Most folks imagine gadgets like phones or drugs when patents come up. Dreams? Not so much. Still, lately, odd applications have surfaced – tools meant to track, tweak, or step into dreams. With brain science and smart software moving fast, a tough issue shows up […]
ROLE OF STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY
Abstract While researching this topic, I learned so many new concepts related to semiconductors, essential patents, and standards. This is my humble submission to whatever I could learn and grasp put into words. We live in the age of chips; the age of oil is over. Every century has an important asset, and in the […]