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Preliminary Injunction Denied: Manufacturer Must Have a Perpetual License to Continue, Court Held
Plaintiffs and counterclaim-defendants Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, LLC (“Famous Brands”) and Mrs. Fields Franchising, LLC (“Fields Franchising”) appealed from the district court’s order granting a preliminary injunction in favour of defendant and counterclaim-plaintiff MFGPC Inc. (“MFGPC”). Famous Brands is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its headquarters … Continue reading Preliminary Injunction Denied: Manufacturer Must Have a Perpetual License to Continue, Court Held
Read more »Who Can Grant A Copyright License In Respect Of Creative Works: A Conundrum Unresolved
Introduction: The 2012 Amendment to the Copyright Act imposed onerous obligations on “providing or giving license” in respect of the above-mentioned works [in addition to the obligations imposed by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994 (1994 Amendment)]. Section 33 of the Act, added by the 1994 Amendment, stated that only copyright societies are permitted to issue … Continue reading Who Can Grant A Copyright License In Respect Of Creative Works: A Conundrum Unresolved
Read more »Acacia Research Announces Patent Licensing Agreement on Wi-Fi 6 Technology with Samsung
Recently, Acacia Research Corporation (“Acadia”), announced that its subsidiary, Atlas Global Technologies LLC, has granted a license to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Samsung”) related to Atlas Global’s Wi-Fi 6 standard essential patents and resolved patent litigation between the two parties. Under this settlement, Samsung Electronics has executed a license agreement … Continue reading Acacia Research Announces Patent Licensing Agreement on Wi-Fi 6 Technology with Samsung
Read more »Sisvel and Mitsubishi, and Xiaomi sign patent licensing deal to settle ongoing litigations
Recently, Sisvel and Mitsubishi jointly announced that the companies have entered into a patent license agreement covering the standard-essential patents (SEP) of Mitsubishi Electric and Sisvel in the field of mobile communication. This deal brings to an end the global dispute between the three companies, which has spanned the courts in China, Germany, Italy, the … Continue reading Sisvel and Mitsubishi, and Xiaomi sign patent licensing deal to settle ongoing litigations
Read more »Compulsory Licensing in India Amidst the COVID 19 Pandemic: Will India Consider it?
The COVID-19 pandemic has truly exposed the frailty of our infrastructural systems. Innovation has taken a front seat and the world is keenly awaiting the public distribution of COVID-19 vaccines which would help restore normalcy. Among the numerous factors that were taken into consideration by global experts with respect to the COVID 19 vaccines, accessibility … Continue reading Compulsory Licensing in India Amidst the COVID 19 Pandemic: Will India Consider it?
Read more »Premas Biotech and Oravax enter into licensing deal for commercialization of VLP injectable vaccine technology in India
Recently, Oravax Medical Inc., (“Oravax” has entered into a licensing agreement with Premas Biotech to make available for commercialization of Oravax’s virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine technology. Oravax is a joint venture between Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US-based company (the majority shareholder), and Gurugram, India-based life sciences company, Premas Biotech (“Premas”). While the terms of the … Continue reading Premas Biotech and Oravax enter into licensing deal for commercialization of VLP injectable vaccine technology in India
Read more »Tech Acquisition Proposal: Thermal Management/Battery Cooling Technology
Rechargeable batteries in all applications suffer the same problem: when under load or being charged they give off heat, if this heat is not managed then the batteries suffer from: Reduced life, reduction in number of charge cycles Lower storage capacity Risk of fire / explosion To overcome these problems most battery users cool them … Continue reading Tech Acquisition Proposal: Thermal Management/Battery Cooling Technology
Read more »Design Acquisition Opportunity: Pyrolysis Condenser and Portable Mini Lathe
Dr. TTM Kannan and his team from Centre for Research and Development, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology (PRIST University) have developed certain Designs which have now been granted Registration by the Indian Patents and Designs Office. They are now looking to sell/ license these below described registered Designs. Pyrolysis Condenser Pyrolysis is a … Continue reading Design Acquisition Opportunity: Pyrolysis Condenser and Portable Mini Lathe
Read more »Technology Acquisition Opportunity: “Tubular Structure Ligator” And “Self Knotting Suturing Instrument”
We, at IIPRD, apart from handling core Intellectual Property (including Patent), and allied Legal matters, additionally focus heavily on Technology Licensing and Commercialization mandates, and accordingly are currently working with Dr. Vivek Harihar, a medical surgeon, on the potential sale/ license of his two patent-pending technologies with applications in medical-surgical procedures. Tubular Structure Ligator This … Continue reading Technology Acquisition Opportunity: “Tubular Structure Ligator” And “Self Knotting Suturing Instrument”
Read more »Recent Noteworthy Music Licensing Deals
A music license is required when a copyright owner of music (viz. composer, songwriter, etc.) intends to grant permission to a party to exploit the music. While such music license can cover different aspects of the rights on the music to be licensed separately (viz. public performance, public broadcast, sale/ distribution of music through various … Continue reading Recent Noteworthy Music Licensing Deals
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