Introduction Patents and public health is the most relevant topic of discussion when the whole world is fighting against the global pandemic, Covid-19. It is no doubt that granting patent protection to a drug is important and serves many purposes,…
Recently, The Bial – Portela & CA (“Bial”), a Portugal-based pharmaceutical company, and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals (“Sunvion”), a US-based pharmaceutical company have instituted suit of patent infringement against eight drug makers in the District Court of Delaware. The eight defendants are:…
Recently, the Delhi High Court decided on a patent infringement suit filed by Interdigital Technology Corporation (“InterDigital"), a US-based mobile and video Research & Development company, against Xiaomi Corporation (“Xiaomi”), a China-based internet and telecommunication company. An interesting aspect that…
The flagship company of the Trident Group headquartered in Punjab, Trident Limited, which mainly deals with the manufacture of textiles and paper has been granted a patent for “Fabric and Method of Manufacturing Fabric” by the European Patent Office (EPO).…
US based Broadside Software, a growing Software Product Development Entity founded by a database expert with 20+ years’ experience has developed an Oracle based Database Management Application - Synergy Database Monitor (SDM). [Image source: www.ecomputernotes.com] Current monitoring applications provide limited…
Mad Dogg Athletics Inc., a U.S based company that markets among others, popular indoor cycling brand Spinning®, has instituted a lawsuit against Peloton Interactive, Inc., a major U.S. based exercise equipment manufacturing company with digital platform for infringing its patents.…
Recently Daedalus Blue LLC has sued tech giant Microsoft over patent infringement. The suit has been filed in Western District of Texas (case no 6:20-cv-01152, Daedalus Blue LLC v. Microsoft Corporation). Daedalus Blue claims that Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing product…
Providing the required amount of electricity and heat to society while respecting the environment is one of the biggest hurdles that humankind is facing now. The International Energy Agency predicts that energy demand will increase by 30% in the years…
Recently TwinStrand Biosciences entered into an worldwide non-exclusive agreement to sublicense its DNA sequencing technology to Foundation Medicine. TwinStrand Biosciences is a Bellevue, Washington based company working in the field of DNA sequencing technologies. Foundation Medicine is a US based…
Recently, Swedish telecom company Ericsson has filed a lawsuit in the US against South Korean company Samsung for breach of contractual commitments and failure to negotiate the patent licensing and payment terms in good faith, essentially under FRAND (Fair, Reasonable…