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US faults India on weak intellectual property protection; domestic R&D spend remains low
April 29, 2025 10:18 pm
Companies also continue to face uncertainty due to insufficient legal means to protect trade secrets in India, the USTR said, adding that “currently no civil or criminal laws in India specifically address the protection of trade secrets”.
UK court gives mixed ruling in Pfizer v Moderna COVID vaccine patents case
July 02, 2024 4:29 pm
The High Court ruled that one of Moderna's two patents relating to messenger RNA (mRNA) technology was invalid, but that another similar patent was valid and that Pfizer and BioNTech's Comirnaty vaccine had infringed it.
Wordle vs Worldle: NYT sues geography spinoff for “creating confusion”
June 01, 2024 12:46 pm
Software developer Kory McDonald, who is the single mind behind Worldle, says he is disappointed about the legal action but will “fight back”.
IIT-Kanpur files 'record-breaking' 122 IPRs in 2023
January 04, 2024 9:39 am
The IP and Technology Transfer Office at IIT Kanpur plays an important role in disseminating technologies from academia and research to the commercial sector.
Why Bombay HC has said FM channels must pay royalties to composers and lyricists
May 09, 2023 10:19 am
The court said that the FM channels would be restrained from using copyrighted music if they fail to pay the royalties to Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) which has been fighting for performers' and creators' rights for decades.
Incentivising The Vaccine Developer
March 04, 2021 5:54 pm
Robust IP laws will spur innovations required to deal with a pandemic
Plea against Zee Entertainment: IPR cases moved before courts at eleventh hour unfair to other litigants, says Bombay HC
October 05, 2020 11:04 am
The Plex, through senior counsel Virag Tulzapurkar, had sought an injunction against Zee Entertainment seeking damages for misleading the consumers to believe that Zee had tied up with Plex.
US keeps China, puts Canada on IP priority watch list
April 28, 2018 2:26 pm
It was the 14th straight year that China was placed on the "Priority Watch List".
US senators concerned about Chinese access to intellectual property
February 14, 2018 7:22 am
Chinese firms have come under greater scrutiny in the United States in recent years over fears they may be conduits for spying, something they have consistently denied.
Intellectual Property Rights: New policy may power R&D, national growth
May 17, 2016 2:38 am
The announcement of the new IPR policy has been a much sought after reform considering the unfavourable regulatory environment prevalent in the country. The new policy is expected to encourage the IPR regime, making it more efficient.
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