Offer more to end antitrust case, EU regulators tell Samsung
If Samsung fails to allay the European Commission's concerns, it could face a fine of as much as $18.3 billion or 10 percent of its 2012 revenues. The post Offer more to end antitrust case, EU...
View ArticlePatent shows Samsung working on device to rival Google Glass
A patent filing shows Samsung Electronics Co. is working on a device it calls sports glasses in a possible response to Google's Internet-connected eyewear The post Patent shows Samsung working on...
View ArticleGoogle, Samsung, HTC sued over patent infringement
The group that owns thousands of former Nortel patents filed a barrage of patent lawsuits on Thursday against cell phone manufacturers including Google, the company it outbid in the Nortel bankruptcy...
View ArticleMicrosoft sues Acacia over smartphone patents
Microsoft Corp filed a lawsuit against Acacia Research Corp on Wednesday, charging that Acacia broke a contract to license various smartphone and mobile computing technologies to Microsoft. The post...
View ArticleTired of Bitstrips? Well get ready for Googlestrips
Already sick of Bitstrips on Facebook. Well Google could be developing something just as potentially annoying where personal comics are concerned. What is it called? GoogleStrips. The post Tired of...
View ArticleUS refuses to name India as worst offender in patent rights
The United States has resisted lobbying by US businesses to take tougher trade action against India for its intellectual property policies. The post US refuses to name India as worst offender in patent...
View ArticleIndia invites US to discuss concerns over patents, IP
India has proposed holding wider bilateral talks with the United States to address concerns over intellectual property rights. The post India invites US to discuss concerns over patents, IP appeared...
View ArticleHIV drugs: Through patent pools, a new era of innovative production to begin
The Medicines Patent Pool calls sharing of patents a “win-win solution” because it helps original manufacturers of HIV drugs share their products in poor countries and still make money The post HIV...
View ArticleBlackBerry hires Indian-origin Sandeep Chennakeshu to lead new innovation unit
The new division, under the leadership of Sandeep Chennakeshu, will include a portfolio of 44,000 patents and other high-growth technology assets. The post BlackBerry hires Indian-origin Sandeep...
View ArticleDelhi University to soon have policy on registration of patents
DU's patent policy is expected to deliberate upon ownership patterns of the patents or trademarks, IP rights of students, teachers and visiting professors. The post Delhi University to soon have policy...
View ArticleCompanies must invent in India before making in India, say Nobel laureates
Studies appear to confirm how poorly India is doing when it comes to creating new technologies and discovering new things. The post Companies must invent in India before making in India, say Nobel...
View ArticleDelays in patent application can threaten PM Modi’s ‘Make In India’ campaign
A patent application takes, on average, six years to get approved in India, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of 68,000 patents granted over the past 10 years, a process that threatens the innovation...
View ArticleSports reward policy: Tax breaks need to be given on fulfillment and not for...
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has promised to take a close hard look at this rather licentious tax regime obtaining for research in the upcoming budget 2016-17 The post Sports reward policy: Tax breaks...
View ArticleNokia-Samsung patent verdict expected within days | Reuters
HELSINKI Nokia ( NOKIA.HE ) and Samsung ( 005930.KS ) are expected to settle their two-year patent dispute within days, with analysts forecasting a one-time payment of hundreds of millions of euros...
View ArticleU.S. industry body says India agreed to not issue ‘compulsory’ drug licences...
MUMBAI India has given private assurances that it will not grant licences allowing local firms to override patents and make cheap copies of drugs by big Western drugmakers, a U.S. business advocacy...
View ArticleIndia defends right to issue drug compulsory licences | Reuters
MUMBAI India has defended its right to grant licences allowing local firms to override patents and make cheaper copies of drugs discovered by big Western drugmakers, and said reports to the contrary...
View ArticleGlaxoSmithKline promises reduced drug patents to help world’s poor | Reuters
LONDON GlaxoSmithKline is to adopt a graduated approach to patenting its medicines, depending on the wealth of different countries, in order to make drugs more affordable in the developing world....
View ArticleUN high-level panel report on access to medicines a boost for those...
Regardless of the challenges in implementing the recommendations of this important report, the UN’s voice in affirming the right to health is a shot in the arm for activists and governments struggling...
View Article34 startups avail 80 percent rebate on patent fee under IP scheme, says DIPP
The Startups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) scheme is envisaged to facilitate protection of patents, trademark and designs of innovative and interested startups. The post 34 startups avail 80...
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