Interpretation of Rule 2 f (fa) of the Patent Rules, 2003: Who can avail benefits under the Patent regime?
INTRODUCTION Startups and small entities seeking patent protection for their discoveries are likely to gain greatly from India’s recent series of modifications to its Patent Rules. Overall filing and prosecution fees for startups and small entities have been drastically decreased as a result of these revisions. While the fees for small entities have been eliminated, entrepreneurs can keep […]
U‑Blox and KPN Settle Patent Dispute And Sign Patent License Agreement
Recently, U‑Blox AG and U-blox America Inc. (“u-blox”), announced that it has entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive, patent license agreement with Koninklijke KPN N.V., (“KPN”), for a defined term while settling their ongoing patent disputes. The patent license agreement covers the sale of u‑blox products and services that KPN believes to be essential for telecommunication standards. Patent infringement […]
YouTube’s Copyright infringement Policy: A Critical Analysis
Introduction YouTube has grown from being an ad-free website where videos were posted, at random to now the home of commercialized content creation by people who qualify as professionals, in this space. The content creators on YouTube are authorized to upload videos that they have either made or authorized to use, which in legal terms […]
Trademark Symbols And Registration In India
Trademarks protect the owners of goods or services that engage in markets through businesses. These marks affect the interest of the business, proprietor, or service providers as it helps consumers identify their goods in the market. In India, the law that offers trademark protection is the Trademarks Act, 1999 (“Act”) read with applicable Rules. […]
Medical Devices: Compliances and Regulations in India
INTRODUCTION There are around 800 producers of pharmaceutical goods and devices in India, and the country’s market is the fourth largest in Asia. The current period can be described as transitory since many regulatory changes have yet to take effect, while others are on the verge of doing so. We begin by examining the regulation […]
IP Waiver and Covid-19 Vaccines
Since 2019, coronavirus hit the whole world and it is now for 2 years, we are facing this unfortunate pandemic. As of 27 October 2021, there is a total of 24.43cr cases and 49.61lakh deaths worldwide with the USA on top followed by India and Brazil. The figures are alarming but the ground situation is […]
Clear One wins Design Patent infringement suit
Recently, ClearOne, a Salt Lake City, US-based global provider of audio and visual communication solutions announced that a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware returned a verdict of no infringement by ClearOne’s Ceiling Tile Beamforming Mic Array product line on Shure Incorporated’s U.S. Design Patent No. D865,723 (the “’723 patent”). […]
Technology Acquisition Proposal: Patented Mobile Charging Stand/ Holder
IIPRD and Khurana & Khurana (K&K), apart from handling core Intellectual Property (including Patent), and allied Legal matters (profile enclosed), additionally focus heavily on technology licensing and commercialization mandates, and accordingly are currently working with Tushar Ghogare on potential acquisition/ collaboration (sale/ marketing/ production) of their patent and design protected ‘Mobile Charging Stand’ Technology. This technology (both patents and designs) pertains to a portable […]
SoftBank Acquires Around 200 Patents from Loon, a Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) has recently reported that it has acquired approximately 200 patents, which includes granted and pending patents, for High Altitude Platform Stations (“HAPS”) from Alphabet Inc.’s Loon LLC. This happened after Alphabet Inc, Loon’s parent company decided to close down its stratospheric communications initiative, Loon. Loon is a nine-year-old project and a two-and-a-half-year-old […]
Advantages of Patent Valuation
Patents are the core asset generator for various industries. Industries and companies earn a lot through licensing and assigning patents. The license and assignment of patents are common practices in the market which makes the licensor earn millions of royalties. With the rapid technology development and increasing users around the world, the trends of licensing […]