Today I am going to discuss news that is about a landmark judgment (judgment available here) in Denmark. In this landmark ruling the Maritime and Commercial Court of Denmark ruled that European Patent 0756708 is partially invalid (this patent was of Phadia AB which conducts business in the field of research, production and marketing [...]
In a recent decision, Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) invalidated Pegasys patent from Roche (judgment available here), which was also India’s first product patent after introduction of patents in pharmaceutical products. It’s a landmark decision because it is the first decision in post grant opposition. It is another blow to big pharma world after [...]
Dadaji Khobragade, who is a well known person in farmer’s fraternity due to HMT seeds and also his publicity of being considered one of the ‘Seven most powerful rural entrepreneurs’ is in news again. This time he is in news because one of the modifications of his famous HMT seeds has been registered under Protection [...]
Lego’s attempt to preserve their trademark protection in Switzerland has ended up in vain. Lego trademarked the shape of bricks in 1999 which was opposed by Mega Brands, Inc. shortly afterwards. Lego had to seek out some kind of protection because their patent for the shape of Lego bricks had already expired way back in [...]
This is a patent war that doesn't need any introduction. Apple, based in Cupertino, California and Samsung, a South Korean giant in mobile phones have been a biggest enemy in this patent war in IPR sector. Apple sued its component supplier Samsung, alleging in a 38-page federal complaint on 15th April, 2011 in the [...]
Dr. Kailash C. Bansal, a top scientist engaged in genetically modified (GM) food crops research have been found to forge patent claims to receive a national award. The national award that we are talking about is the prestigious Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award which was instituted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1956 [...]
