Gopikrishnan M, an intern at Khurana and Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys, looks at Google Inc. been accused of infringing technology related to its searching technology itself. Yet another high-tech and high-profile patent war are on this one involving a…
Sanyukta Biswas, an intern at Khurana and Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys, looks at the rights of singer, lyricist, and composer that have been incorporated by the 2012 amendment. Once upon a time in India even the most noted film…
We are happy to inform you all that IIPRD and Khurana & Khurana, in association with Cantor Colburn (US) and Fukami Patent Office (Japan) are holding an International Patent Symposium covering all major and relevant Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Related Patent issues in…
After anti-influenza drug Tamiflu (Oseltamivir Phosphate) and antiretroviral drug Viread, Gilead Sciences is again back in news, this time with its hepatitis C (HCV) drug Sofosbuvir. Like Tamiflu and Viread's pre-grant opposition, Sofosbuvir patent application is also facing pre-grant opposition.…
31st October 2013 was a doomsday for Cadbury when it lost 4 of its éclair related trademarks on the basis of rectification petitions made by ITC. S. Usha, the Vice-Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), ordered with a…
India issued its first CL last year for a Bayer’s kidney liver cancer drug Nexavar to an Indian generic manufacturer Natco on all three grounds of section 84 (1) including a reasonable requirement of public not being met, non-availability of…
The era of globalization and internationalization of trade and commerce has developed certain complex socio-legal issues with regard to well known Trade Marks. Trade Marks are territorial in nature, but in the light of globalization and internationalization, there is a…
The Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2013 came in force with effect from 15th October 2013. It appears that the primary aim of the amendment is associated with various procedures as the Indian Patent Office starts functioning as International Searching Authority (ISA)…
The Indian Patent Office is recognized as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) w.e.f 15th October 2013. This is a major development and in itself is a huge responsibility…
This is one of the most interesting and important news in the technology sector. In case you missed it, the story is: Microsoft and Nokia announced on September 3 that Microsoft would be buying Nokia's handset business and licensing various…