Sam Zellner, AT&T’s point man for patent portfolio development and monetization, was caught in a bind. With 5,000 issued and pending wireless patents under his charge, Zellner’s job was first of all to make sure that AT&T’s wireless portfolio — rated No. 2 in patent quality in the telecom sector by the Patent Board [...]
During the upcoming World Health Assembly, taking place from 22-31 May, a resolution on cancer is expected to be before the Assembly, following a discussion in January at the World Health Organization Executive Board with no consensus on the language (IPW, WIPO, 2 February 2017). According to a source, WHO delegates met today at [...]
As readers may recall, while the in-built principle of Section 20 of the Civil Procedure Code (“CPC”) is that the place of institution of a suit should have a certain nexus with any one of defendant’s place of residence, place of business, place of work or where the cause of action has wholly or [...]
The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) has begun an IPR awareness campaign in school across the country. The campaign has been launched in collaboration with the International Trademark Association (INTA). The campaign was kicked off at Kendriya Vidyalaya, RK Puram Sector 2. The National Intellectual Property Right (IPR),was approved by Union Cabinet [...]
Absurdity is probably as new to patenting as Einstein is to science, who himself believed in infesting absurdity into an idea for it to hopefully turn into something superior. A little research on the subject can provide several examples for one to cite in this regard, from as early as the nineteenth and even [...]
Gucci recently clamped down on Chinese shops selling paper versions of their products as offerings for the dead. As per Chinese tradition, relatives can appease the dead by offering items that they were never able to enjoy when they were alive. This can include sports cars, branded clothing or luxurious villas. The demand for [...]
