After announcing ambitious plans to divest government stakes in public sector undertakings (PSUs), the government has taken another step to accord more freedom to PSUs. The creation of a new category of high-performing PSUs—Maharatnas—tha ..
Amendment to the Copyright Act, 1957The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal to introduce a Bill to amend the Copyright Act, 1957. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has proposed the amendments in order to gain clarity, remove operation ..
In an attempt to assert one's rights in a patent, the recent case of Mahesh Gupta & Anr. v. Tej Singh Yadav & anr. [2009 (41) PTC 109 (Del)] witnessed the Delhi High Court grant an order of permanent injunction as mandated under the provision ..
India and United States on Monday signed two inter-governmental agreements on Intellectual Property Rights to help prevent misappropriation of traditional knowledge through mistaken issuance of patents as had earlier happened with neem and haldi. A T ..
TWO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN INDIA AND USIndia and United States on Monday signed two inter-governmental agreements on Intellectual Property Rights to help prevent misappropriation of traditional knowledge through mistaken issuance of patents.A Traditional ..
As a measure to modernize copyright office of India, Kapil Sibbal, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development has launched a new website for Copyrights in India. The website has the facility to submit an online application and provides compre ..
After Customs seized a Rs 72 lakh fake drug consignment, the CBI has registered a case against Mumbai and Gujarat-based companies for allegedly importing spurious drugs in large quantities from China. In its FIR against the companies, the CBI alleged ..
Decide IPR cases within 4 months: SC to courts, tribunals September 17, 2009 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed courts and tribunals in the country to decide all matters related to infringement of intellectual property rights within four mont ..
HYDERABAD/TIRUPATI: Here's some sweet news. The famed Tirupati laddu -- the most sought-after prasadam for lakhs of pilgrims who throng Tirumala too joins the ranks of Darjeeling tea, Madhubani paintings and Goa feni after it was granted the Geograph ..
The Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction to senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley and restrained the US company - Network Solutions & Portfolio Brains for usage of his portal by some other person using his name.It also refrained the company fr ..