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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IP Hot Shorts January 2021
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
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 […]
IP Hot Shorts December 2020
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
IP Hot Shorts November 2020
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
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 […]
IP Hot Shorts October 2020
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
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 […]
IP hot shorts in September 2020
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
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”) […]
Prior user right in patent law
No! Don’t confuse the title of this post “rights of a prior user” with the “prior user” of the Indian trademark law. Here we are […]
Global ‘FRAND’liness (license) over a standardized technology: is it a reality?
The German court (Mannheim) recently allowed an injunction in favor of Nokia to prevent Daimler from the unauthorized use of their SEP in Germany. The […]
The IP EXPO-Guidelines for Junior Inventors
Hello IPholics! Here is some information about the Junior Inventors Event at the IP Expo along with associated guidelines.We know that the name of the […]
Patenting in space: what we already know and moving forward from there
Carl Cristo’s, “Science soars like an eagle however law drags on like a turtle” somehow describes the current state of space invention patenting. It’s a […]
Role of intellectual property in tackling the climate change issues
“The time is not past when humankind thought it could selfishly draw on exhaustible resources. We know how the world is not a commodity”. Francois […]
Why a utility model law is needed in India now more than ever!
Utility models are referred to by many names such as petty patents, minor patents, short-term inventions and innovation patents among others. Utility models are not […]
Patent Versus Trade Secret Conundrum
IntroductionInventors often face difficulty while choosing a protection regime for their inventions which simultaneously ensures a competitive edge. The two equally confusing options fulfilling this […]
Basics of SEP in light of the recent German court’s decision
I have earlier researched, discussed and talked about Standard Essential Patents (SEP), however, I have never penned down my thoughts on this topic until now! […]
Can the “Method of preparation” introduced by the US Courts become an exception to Section 3(i) of Indian Patent Law?
The TRIPS agreement being an International Agreement, sets out for its signatory nations the minimum standards of protection to be provided in respect of the […]