- Advertising
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Biological Inventions
- BRAND VALUATION
- China
- Comparative Advertisement
- Copyright
- Copyright Infringement
- Copyright Litigation
- Counterfeiting
- Covid
- Data Protection
- Design
- Digital Marketing Rights
- DRM
- Electronics
- Geographical Indication
- India
- Indian Patents Act
- Indonesia
- Intellectual Property
- Interim Injunction
- IP Commercialization
- IP Licensing
- IP Litigation
- IP Practice in India
- IPAB
- IPAB Decisions
- Japan
- Legal Issues
- Licensing
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- NCLT
- NEPAL
- Net Neutrality
- News & Updates
- Office
- Patent Commercialisation
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- patent infringement
- Patent Licensing
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Opposition
- Patent Prosecution
- Patent Rule Amendment
- Patent Term Extension
- Patents
- pharma
- Philippines
- Punitive Damages
- Section 3(D)
- section 64
- Singapore
- South-east Asia
- Technology
- Technology Transfer
- Thailand
- Trademark
- Trademark Litigation
- UAE
- Uncategorized
- USPTO
- Vietnam
- WIPO
Parallel Imports
July 17, 2015 - 11:19 am
Categories:
IP Litigation
News & Updates
patent infringement
Patents
Trademark
0 Comments
A company sets different prices for its products for different countries as per the requirements. Parallel Imports come about when there is a Currency and Tax Difference between two countries as stated above, encouraging people to import products from one country and sell it off in the other country to earn a profit (For example … Continue reading Parallel Imports
Read more »Recent Patent Litigation Cases (2014-15): India
April 29, 2015 - 5:30 am
Categories:
India
IP Litigation
IP Practice in India
News & Updates
patent infringement
Patent Litigation
Patents
0 Comments
Patent Litigation in India has steadily increased over the last 2-3 years. Dramatic swift has been observed in the innovator’s perspective from the mere aspect of the invention to gaining patent protection for their respective invention. Patent owners have adopted an aggressive approach towards their patent protection and enforcing their proprietary rights as businesses, which … Continue reading Recent Patent Litigation Cases (2014-15): India
Read more »Supreme Court stayed the Delhi High Court order of injunction against Glenmark over the Generic drug “Sitagliptin”
April 2, 2015 - 10:04 am
Categories:
India
IP Litigation
IP Practice in India
News & Updates
patent infringement
Patent Litigation
Patents
pharma
Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations
0 Comments
Reportedly, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on Special Leave Petition filed by Glenmark stayed the Delhi High Court order which passed an injunction against Glenmark for the generic drug Sitagliptin till 28th April 2015. The Delhi high court dated 20th March 2015 set aside an order of a single-judge bench of Delhi High Court which … Continue reading Supreme Court stayed the Delhi High Court order of injunction against Glenmark over the Generic drug “Sitagliptin”
Read more »‘Pro Tem’ Relief to Xiaomi for importing and selling of Qualcomm based Handsets in India
December 26, 2014 - 4:19 am
Categories:
India
IP Litigation
IP Practice in India
News & Updates
Patent Litigation
Patents
0 Comments
Reportedly, a bench of Delhi High Court temporarily allowed Xiaomi to sell a few of its devices in India about a week after the suspension of its sales in the third-largest smartphone market of the world. Xiaomi as well as online seller Flipkarthave been injuncted by Delhi High Court in its order dated 8th December … Continue reading ‘Pro Tem’ Relief to Xiaomi for importing and selling of Qualcomm based Handsets in India
Read more »Revocation Application/ Proceeding Summary: Improved Diffuser for an Air Conditioning System
December 24, 2014 - 1:49 pm
Categories:
India
IP Litigation
News & Updates
patent infringement
Patent Litigation
Patent Opposition
0 Comments
The applicant, in this case, is M/s Air Master Equipments India (P) Ltd and Respondents are: Mr Ramesh Nana Mhatre, who is the inventor and Applicant of the granted patent application being discussed, and Controller of Patents who granted the patent post examination and prosecution. Title of the application is ‘An improved Centre Core, Intermediate … Continue reading Revocation Application/ Proceeding Summary: Improved Diffuser for an Air Conditioning System
Read more »News Snippet: Novartis sues Cipla for infringement of patents covering “Onbrez”
December 22, 2014 - 6:27 am
Categories:
India
IP Litigation
IP Practice in India
News & Updates
patent infringement
Patents
pharma
0 Comments
In the latest update, Novartis has sued Cipla for infringing its patents on “Onbrez” (Indacaterol) after Cipla launched its generic version for Indacaterol in October claiming “urgent unmet need” for the drug in India. Earlier, as we have reported here, Cipla approached Govt. of India to exercise its statutory powers to revoke the five patents … Continue reading News Snippet: Novartis sues Cipla for infringement of patents covering “Onbrez”
Read more »Cipla’s plea for revocation of Novartis Patents for Onbrez may face major set back by the Government
December 17, 2014 - 8:25 am
Categories:
India
IP Litigation
IP Practice in India
News & Updates
Patent Litigation
Patents
pharma
Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations
0 Comments
As reported in TOI, the Indian Government has found very little merit in Cipla’s plea for waiver and cancellation of Patent rights for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drug over which Novartis has exclusive rights. We have reported on Cipla’s plea here. Background: Cipla, previously approached the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to … Continue reading Cipla’s plea for revocation of Novartis Patents for Onbrez may face major set back by the Government
Read more »Xiaomi Injunction: Yet another injunction given too soon?
December 15, 2014 - 11:09 am
Categories:
India
IP Litigation
IP Practice in India
News & Updates
Patent Litigation
Patents
0 Comments
In CS(OS) 3775/2014, as we understand from multiple sources, Xiaomi has been injuncted from manufacturing its line of smartphones for it has been prima-facie found to be infringing on certain standard-essential patents of Ericsson. Although the order is not uploaded as yet, we understand that the patents used against Xiaomi, by Ericsson, are the same … Continue reading Xiaomi Injunction: Yet another injunction given too soon?
Read more »Cipla Files Representation with Govt. Seeking Revocation of Novartis’ Patents
November 1, 2014 - 5:27 pm
Categories:
India
IP Litigation
IP Practice in India
News & Updates
Patent Litigation
Patents
pharma
Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations
0 Comments
It has been recently reported in Economic times that Cipla has filed representation with the government (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) seeking revocation of five patents of Novartis on indacaterol, a respiratory drug for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and marketed as Onbrez by Novartis. The central government, under section 66 … Continue reading Cipla Files Representation with Govt. Seeking Revocation of Novartis’ Patents
Read more »Vacation of injunction upon invalidation of patent by USPTO ePlus. v. Lawson Software
August 22, 2014 - 11:55 am
Categories:
IP Litigation
News & Updates
Patent Litigation
Patents
USPTO
0 Comments
In a recent judgment, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 25, 2014, vacated the U.S. District Court’s decision on injunction and contempt orders against Lawson Software and instructed the lower court to dismiss the patent litigation case brought by ePlus, Inc. This decision mainly pertains to two main issues. Firstly, … Continue reading Vacation of injunction upon invalidation of patent by USPTO ePlus. v. Lawson Software
Read more »