Patent Infringement: Types, Consequences, and Legal Remedies
Patent Infringement: Types, Consequences, and Legal Remedies In today’s competitive business landscape, patent infringement has become a major concern for innovators and organizations. With industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, electronics, and software rapidly growing, protecting patent rights is essential. Unauthorized use of a patented product, design, or process can result in patent violation and serious […]
Patents: The Cornerstone of Technological Advancement and Economic Development
INTRODUCTION As a result, it is important for anyone involved in processes of innovation as well as the protection of the resulting property rights to develop a clear understanding of patents. It also enables inventors to abstain from their innovative creations for a certain period as well as encourages the development of technology and economic […]
Patent Infrigement And Protection: Global Scenario
Introduction A patent application is a formal form of request pending approval from the authorized patent office for the granting of a patent for an invention that is described in the patent specification. In the Indian subcontinent, the complete patent registration process includes a series of steps that need to be compulsorily followed to get […]
Fraud In Obtaining Patent And Revocation
A patent (defined in section 2(1) (m)) is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for disclosure of an invention that meets the criteria of global novelty, non-obviousness and industrial use. During […]
$2.18 Billion: That’s what US Court Directs Intel to Pay for Patent Infringement
Recently, a federal jury in Texas awarded damages for patent infringement to the tune of US$ 2.18 billion – one of the largest in US history. The case is VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp., 21-57, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Waco). Intel Corp. (“Intel”) a well-known chip maker was handed […]
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals and Bial Portela Files Patent Infringement Suit against A Host of Indian Drug Makers
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: Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Torrent Pharma Inc., Alkem Laboratories and S&B Pharma, Inc., Lupin Limited and Lupin Pharmaceuticals […]
Mad Dogg Athletics institutes patent infringement suit against Peloton Interactive
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. The suit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District […]
Daedalus Blue Sues Microsoft For Patent Infringement
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 infringes its patents which essentially deals with cloud and cloud-based technology. Daedalus Blue is seeking damages […]
Review Of The 4th Amendment Of China’s Patent Law
On 17 October 2020, twelve years after the third amendment of China’s Patent Law, the fourth amendment (hereinafter, ‘the Amendment’) was approved by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. The Amendment will come into effect on 1 June 2021. Many of these changes were a part of the proposed draft amendments released in […]
Tearing Down A Product to Look for Patent Infringement
In today’s world where most companies depend on other manufacturers to supply them with the necessary components to build a desired end product, it becomes strikingly important for a patent asserting body to understand the infringing parties and their role and significance in carrying out the infringement by the accused product. Product teardown reporting is […]