MIFT Research and Development Allahabad

Smart fabrics Can keep extreme condition environment under control for example Still Factory Workers Dress   Can we put 1000 rupees hidden GPS in 10 Million rupees Diamond Ring to make it secure, track it if lost or in case of theft? Google & Tesla Autonomous Connected Cars do not have driver, do you think there must be something for pedestrian safety also for worst case scenario? Can smart fibre improve health of huge workforce working in Steel factory, under water crude oil extraction and coal mines etc, where temperate, pressure, humidity is lethal?  MIFT is doing extensive research on Smart Clothing, Intelligent Clothing, E-Textile, Smart Fabrics, Wearable Technology and Connected Clothing in Indian context.  Wearable Technology may or may not be connected to global Internet. It can be used for health monitoring, playing games and watching movies.   Indian housewives hold 11% of the world's gold; that is more tha...

How can fashion designers patent there designs? 3D Printed Shoes Design Patented by Nike Fashion designers must avoid “obvious” design patentability planning. A patent examiner can reject your application if the design is obvious. What is “obvious”? 3D printing components are used in Aviation & Automotive Industry to make sample prototype for checking aero dynamics, fitment, dimension and other non-destructive testing; now if a fashion designer is making a shoes using same 3D printing technology, then it will be considered “Obvious”. There are many patents by Fashion Designers related to 3D printed accessories and costumes, but all they discuss about difference from conventional 3D printing, improvement in user experience, modification in raw material chemical composition and other innovation the fashion designer did for Patentability.   Difference in Inventive Steps and Creative Difficulty define type of Patent which can be granted...

Virtual Reality and Fashion : In future we can try different dress using Mobile Apps at Home before buying Fashion has most amazing life cycle. Few years back if you ask people “From where you buy clothing?” In reply you got some Fashion Brand, Fashion Label or Haute Couture Boutique name. Surprisingly now E-commerce, AI & Virtual Reality, 3D Printing, Smart Fibers , Wearable Technology, Global Logistics & Short Delivery Time, Access to Global Anonymous Markets, Hyper Personal Marketing & Price Sensitivity has disrupted conventional Fashion Brands & Fashion Labels to small Fashion Boutiques’ customer base. Wearable Technology is not future, It is our present.  Surprisingly in past threats and weakness has always been converted into strength and opportunity with astonishing strategies and unbelievable convergence of disconnected  innovation. MIFT has analyzed these  astonishing strategies and unbelievable convergenc...