Introduction An intellectual property right is an intangible right. It is uncontested that the “brand” is often the most valuable asset to a company and the brand name is solely a goodwill and incorporeal property. As trademark denotes the valuation…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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/…