Anjana Mohan, an intern at Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys deals with the updates in the Patent Litigation between Dolby International and two Smartphone companies Oppo and Vivo over the patented technology by Dolby. Dolby filed suits vide…
In Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (hereinafter referred to be as “Merck”) v. Teva Pharms. United States, Inc. (hereinafter referred to be as “Teva”) decided on November 16, 2016, Teva’s application of Abbreviated New Drug Application (hereinafter referred to as…
This article is intended with covering the basic FAQs about Design registration in India. For the sake of better focusing, the format of questions and answers has been adopted. Industrial Designs are protected by different laws in different countries, i.e.…
This article is intended with covering the basic FAQs about Copyright registration in India. For the sake of better focusing, format of questions and answers has been adopted. What is Copyright? Copyright is a right given by the law to…
We had written an article giving a simplified account of Patenting procedures in India to enable readers who are new to the Patents. A similar attempt is being made here to provide answers to the Trademark FAQs so as to…
Different countries having regard to National Security Considerations and with the intent of having a check on the defence and atomic energy related inventions, have different restrictions in place. While some countries make it mandatory to file Patent Applications in…
In Roxane Laboratories, Inc. (hereinafter referred to be as “Roxane”) v. Camber Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al. (hereinafter referred to as “Camber”) decided by United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on November 17, 2016, Roxane had appealed against…
Access to robust data and effective analytics are the must for today's business world. But sometimes it can be difficult to acquire good data. That's where near-field communication (hereinafter referred as “NFC”) technology comes in. NFC is a short-range high-frequency…
Whenever a patent is granted, patentee gets a right to prevent third parties from doing certain activities without the permission of the Patent Owner. Exercising any of the rights without permission of the Patentee constitutes the infringement and infringer is…
The concept of trade dress, although closely associated with trademarks is not explicitly recognized in Indian legislations unlike its U.S.A. counterpart. In Indian context, upon looking closely at the definitions of “mark” and “package” under S. 2 of the Trade…