Tehran, March 26 (IANS) The head of the US Patent and Trademark Office has said artificial intelligence will drive a sweeping overhaul of the patent system, as he defended reforms aimed at cutting delays and improving patent quality. Testifying before a House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday (local time), USPTO Director John Squires said the agency is deploying AI tools to accelerate patent examination and reduce a growing backlog of applications.“AI tools will become our examiners’ super…
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New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Under the Delhi Startup Yuva Festival 2026, Delhi Minister for Training and Technical Education Ashish Sood on Friday interacted with 100 student startups at a programme hosted at Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women. Sood announced that the Delhi government will soon introduce a comprehensive “Startup Incubation Policy.”Under this policy, Rs325 crore will be allocated over the next five years to provide end-to-end support to 5,000 startups from campus …
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The government has released a Concept Note proposing amendments to the Designs Act, 2000, to modernise India’s design protection framework and align it with international best practices, an official statement said on Thursday.The Concept Note released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) proposed India’s accession to the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (DLT) and the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India is considering a significant relaxation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rules in the defence sector, raising the automatic‑route ownership cap from 49 to 74 per cent for existing licensed defence firms and removing vague conditions that would reshape its defence landscape, a recent report has highlighted. “This policy shift aims to lure global manufacturers, fostering joint ventures and technology transfers to bolster domestic production,” observed an arti…
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) and the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen action against digital film piracy. They agreed to establish a structured, technology-driven, and coordinated framework to combat digital film piracy and online copyright violations, particularly affecting the Telugu film industry.The MoU was signed by Shikha Goel, Director, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, and Daggu…