Report of the Workshop on Basics of SEPs by Ms. Justina Mathew
Topics: Basics of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), Preparing for placements in IP field The workshop on Basics of SEPs: Pre-requisites of entering the field of […]
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Report on the Workshop conducted by Adv. Prity Khastgir with The IP Press
Topics: Future of Cross-licensing to Create Patent Pool; The fate of AI-based Innovations; Future perspectives of a career in IPR The Workshop on Future of […]
Sharp and Daimler Co. enter into licensing agreement after Sharp wins patent suit
Introduction Automotive companies are looking for the next breakthrough in their industry. They have already done everything that a consumer would expect out of an […]
A sigh of relief to the UPC agreement… or is it?
A Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Europe has been a dream for many. The ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) appeared to be […]
Software related inventions are not always “computer programs per se”: Lessons from the Allani case by the Indian Intellectual Property Appellate Board
This is our guest post first published in the bulletin of Germany’s leading IP firm, Boehmert & Boehmert. Please click here to read the post. […]
Why importation of my patented product was not stopped by the Customs in India?
Flaunter: After successfully fighting the trademark and copyright issues with the help of the IP Press, I wish to seek their guidance on another issue […]
Why the German Patent Law on Preliminary Injunctions vis-à-vis Standard Essential Patents warrants a revisit.
Germany is perceived by IP practitioners as a jurisdiction sought after for adjudicating pathbreaking patent lawsuits. This, in particular, is true for those involving Standard […]
Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2020
The Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2019 notified on 31st May 2019 has now come into force with effect from 19th October 2020. The Rules known […]
Whether to patent the vaccine or to protect it as a trade secret?
Mr. Noisy has a start up named M/s Susan Private Ltd. based out of Bangalore and the strart up is involved in medical innovation in […]
SISVEL International S.A.. v. Haier Deutschland GmbH, BGH, 05 May 2020 – KZR 36/17
Sisvel v Haier, is the first post-Huawei/ZTE ruling in Germany which tackles the issue of Standard Essential Patent (“SEP”) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) […]