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Microsoft, Toyota new Licensing Agreement
On Wednesday, March 22nd, Redmond, WA-based consumer hardware and software company Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that the company had entered into a new patent licensing agreement with Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM). The licensing agreement, which covers patents [...]
The litigation Lobby causing chaos in Patent Office
With the business group now fighting against trial lawyers, Inc’s longtime grip on state judiciaries, the litigation lobby has turned its attention to state legislature, where it is not only blocking tort reforms but [...]
Lawyers outline proposal to revise detrimental section 101
The IP law section of the American Bar Association (ABA) outlined its recommended revisions of 35 USC, section 101 in a recent letter to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The association provided its interpretation and [...]
When Today’s Pizza Meets Ancient Law
One of the most challenging exercises in the IP world is to imagine an alternative framework for fashioning the law. In the IP word where international agreements homogenize the way that we view intangible [...]
Delhi HC sets aside injunction, allows Britannia to sell digestive biscuits
The Delhi high court set aside an interim injunction order imposed against biscuit maker Britannia passed by a single judge, thereby allowing it to manufacture and sell its digestive biscuit Nutri Choice Zero. Britannia was involved in a copyright infringement [...]
Snapchat vs. Facebook: A Dichotomic idea
Facebook had offered to buy Snapchat for a whopping 3 Billion Dollars, which it politely declined. Fast forward a few months and Facebook took the fight to a whole new level. Recently, both Instagram and Whatsapp launched the ‘stories’ [...]