How Online Recordation of IP Rights with Customs Works?
Introduction Cross-border counterfeiting and infringement of goods can have severe long-term consequences for an economy. In order to protect the IP rights of the holders as well as to secure the economy from such breaches, the government formulated Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007. These rules are aimed to prevent counterfeiting and infringing […]
Nokia – Oppo Patent Licensing Deal: Another Addition To Nokia’s Long List Of Licenses
Introduction Recently in the last week of November 2018, the Finnish telecommunication giant Nokia announced inking a patent licensing agreement with Oppo. Oppo is a Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communication company that is popular for its smartphones. Oppo has been focusing on producing youth-based smartphones. Having been launched in 2004, Oppo has been riding […]
Nokia And Apple Patents Licensing Tussle Gets Over: A New Collaboration Begins
Introduction After a patents row that escalated between Nokia and Apple in December last year and was settled in May. Nokia sues Apple for the infringement of several patents claiming that Apple has been using Nokia technologies without the proper licenses. Nokia says that the two companies have been able to reach an agreement over […]
An Addition To Nokia’s Big List Of Patent Licensees: Understanding The Nokia-Huawei Deal
Introduction Nokia began in 1865 as a single paper mill operation. Since then, the Finnish company has seen sector-by-sector success and the same speaks volumes about its global rise as well. Post Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel- Lucent, its position has emboldened even more.[1] Till now, Nokia has done business in about 130 countries and operated […]
Mr. Tarun Khurana (Founding Partner at Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys) shared his views on various topics at Indian National Bar Association (INBA)
To mark the occasion of 69th Constitution Day of India the Indian National Bar Association (INBA) organized a special conference in Hotel Shangri-La Eros New Delhi which was attended by luminaries across of the Legal Fraternity , this conference also had a Award Ceremony which was blessed with the presence Hon’ble Justice Jayant Nath from Delhi […]
Fujitsu Licenses Green Technologies to Kyushu University and University of The Ryukyus
Introduction Recently, Fujitsu Ltd. announced the signing of Intellectual Property (IP) Licensing Agreement for certain green technologies with Kyushu University and the University of the Ryukyus. This is in continuation with it becoming a WIPO Green partner in September 2018. WIPO GREEN, since its inception in 2013 has now grown to 6,000 individuals and organizations […]
Binh Phuoc – The Cashew Capital Of Vietnam Is Registered Under Geographical Indication Protection
Binh Phuoc, a southeast region of Vietnam, is the cashew capital of the country that has been recently acknowledged granting its famous cashew nuts as Geographical Indication registration, by the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam. In the 18th Century Cashew plants originated from Brazil and were immigrated to Vietnam. It was then officially registered […]
Khurana & Khurana (K&K) quoted among best picks in ‘The Indian Legal Digital Presence Report-2018’ by Legal Desire
We are living in an age where everything is progressively heading towards Digitalization. Whether we talk about shopping, banking, booking tickets or ordering food, we are reliant on a bridge that connects our world to digital world, our Smart Phone. We spend majority of our time on Smart Phone that makes it a gateway for […]
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey invalidates all asserted claims of US Patent No. 8822438 for prostate cancer drug Zytiga (Abiraterone Acetate)
US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Oct. 26, 2018 announced that the District Court of New Jersey has issued a ruling that invalidates all the claims of J&J subsidiary Janssen’s US Patent No. 8,822,438 for the prostate cancer drug Zytiga® (abiraterone acetate). The patent challenge was brought by generic drug makers who had […]
Conference At Chartered Institute Of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
CIPA conference was organized at ITC Maurya in New Delhi on 15th November, 2018. The conference related to the Intellectual Property Rights and promoted IP practices in United Kingdom (UK), more particularly Patent, Trademark, Designs and Copyright. The delegates from UK shared their experiences and detailed the general practices followed for grant in UK. After the […]