Washington, May 1 (IANS) The United States has again placed India on its Priority Watch List for intellectual property concerns, citing continued gaps in enforcement and long-standing issues in patent protection.The designation came in the 2026 Special 301 Report released by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), which reviews how trading partners protect and enforce intellectual property rights.India remains among six countries on the Priority Watch List, alongside China, Russia and …
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New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India’s patent filings crossed the 1.4 lakh mark in FY26, driven by a sharp rise in resident applications, a Nasscom report said on Tuesday, calling for a shift from a filing‑led mindset to a value‑driven patent ecosystem. According to the report, filings grew 30.2 per cent in FY26 after a 19.8 per cent rise in FY25. The surge was driven by resident filings up 46.2 per cent in FY26 and 32.2 percent in FY25.Resident filings accounted for nearly 70 per cent of appl…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India’s innovation ecosystem has matured to a stage where opportunity is fully democratised and accessible ‘on a mobile phone,’ Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Saturday, urging young people to move beyond the traditional aspiration of government jobs and embrace entrepreneurship.Addressing the inaugural session of the Research–Industry–Startup–Entrepreneurship (RISE) Conclave 2026 in Chennai, Dr Singh stressed that government employment alone cannot …
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) L&T Technology Services (LTTS) on Thursday reported a 6 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit for the third quarter of FY26 (Q3 FY26).The mid-tier IT services company posted a net profit of Rs 303 crore for the quarter ended December 31, as compared to Rs 322 crore in the same period last financial year (Q3 FY25).On a sequential basis, profit slipped 8 per cent from Rs 329 crore in the previous quarter (Q2FY26), according to its stock exchan…