Individual inventors and research organizations here may find their patents turning liquid with the imminent entry of Intellectual Ventures, [IV] a controversial company that owns an estimated 20,000 patents and is in the market for as many more as i ..
FFFI [Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure], a global coalition of more than 80 software companies, associations and developers has declared the 24th of September to be the "World Day Against Software Patents". Five years ago, on 24 Septe ..
Indian government is proposing "India Innovation Act", a legislation to spur innovation and research in India. The Union Minister Mr.Sibal announced at meeting to draft legislation and present it to the government in three months by Ficci (Federation ..
The APEDA Act [Agriculture Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act] had amended for registration of intellectual property and patent rights by APEDA. This amendement would help in protecting India's farm products like basmati rice fr ..
The Supreme Court suggested that the Centre should consider having an expert member on the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) that reviews decisions of the Indian patent office. The case went to the apex court after the Madras High Court ha ..
Chennai, Aug. 26Ordering decree in favour of a Switzerland firm, Omega S.A., the Madras High court restrained by an order of permanent injunction, the Hyderabad-based Avanti Kopp Electricals and the Chennai-based Sona Electric Corporation from manufa ..
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Brain League is organizing a seminar on Intellectual Property and Business Advantage on 25th September, 2008 from 9.00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. at Hotel Grand Kakatiya, ITC, Hyderabad. The seminar will focus on certain basic and advanced issues relating to ..
Mavent Obtains Innovative Technology Patent for Mortgage ComplianceMavent Inc., the leading provider of automated regulatory compliance solutions to the mortgage industry, today announced that it has been awarded a U.S. patent for technology used for ..
Britannia Industries is keeping the channel open for negotiations with Groupe Danone for getting back the intellectual property rights (IPR) of the Tiger brand. Britannia has filed cases in Singapore and Malaysia against Groupe Danone for unauthorise ..