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Plain Apathy or Sheer Incompetence?
The discussion came up in the context of National AIDS Control Programme (NACO) facing reverses due to the dwindling of stocks of anti-retroviral medication. Two years hence, the government and its bureaucracy, in a [...]
Injunction in AZ Tech v Intex Technologies Ltd.
There is a temporary injunction in the case of AZ Tech (India) & Anr, v Intex technology (India) ltd. & Anr, where the handset giant, Intex technologies was injuncted from using the Aqua trademark. [...]
Patentability of inventions comprising mathematical methods and software programs
IT industry in India has witnessed tremendous growth in past decade, which resulted in inception of large IT companies and multiple start-ups. Creation of software products is the major emphasis of IT industries, and [...]
Patent Agent Privilege
Should attorney-client privilege extend to communications between clients and patent agents? In March earlier this year, a split decision by the Federal Circuit answered this question in the affirmative. This is a unique extension [...]
OUP and other Publishers Withdraw Copyright Suit against Delhi University and Photocopier
In a stunning development, OUP, CUP and Taylor & Francis just withdrew their copyright law suit filed against Delhi University (and its photocopier, Rameshwari) 5 years ago.They indicated this to the Delhi high court in a [...]
EUIPO ranked world’s most innovative IP office in exclusive research !
The latest issue of World Trademark Review magazine is now available online to subscribers. In this issue, we undertook an ambitious research project to identify the IP offices around the world that are committed [...]