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Modularity is a means of partitioning technical knowledge about a product or process. The impact of modularity on intellectual property protection by formally modeling the threat of expropriation by agents, the principal has three options to address this threat: doing nothing, licensing the focal IP ex ante, and Paying agents to prevent their defection. [...]
You worked hard to brainstorm and design a name and logo to establish your branding, so how can you prevent other companies from using it?Well it can be a bit tricky. Trademark law can confuse even the savviest business owners. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has provided a number of tutorials, [...]
Earlier this month a counter claim for patent and trademark infringement was filed by Monsanto at Delhi high court against another seed company, Amar Biotech. With this suit 27% of the Indian seed market has been brought under threat of injunction. Monsanto had also invoked arbitration on proceedings against four other companies. Companies are [...]
The tool with an ability to print enormous structures across a wide array of trans-disciplinary applications could arguably be Africa’s largest 3D printer. It was unveiled this month. Timothy Momsen, a masters student whose studies related to additive manufacturing techniques, took roughly a year to construct the printer which consumed materials close to R75000 [...]
Section 3(d) of the Indian Patent Act was first introduced in the year 2005, which states that: “the mere discovery of a new form of a known substance which does not result in the enhancement of the known efficacy of that substance or the mere discovery of any new property or new use of [...]
The notion that online platforms should not be held responsible for the infringing acts of their users is something entrenched in law in many regions, including the United States and Europe. In Australia, however, a perceived drafting error in the implementation of the Australia – US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) means that safe harbor [...]
The fashion industry won a potentially powerful new tool for preventing knockoffs as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a manufacturer of cheerleader uniforms that sought copyright protection for its distinctive decorative patterns. The U.S. Supreme Court in October for oral arguments, Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, the much-anticipated copyright dispute over cheerleading [...]
It takes money to make money. The CSIR-Tech, the commercialization arm of council of scientific and industrial research (CSIR), realized this the hard way when it had to shut down its operation for lack of funds. CSIR had filed more than 13,000 patents from which 4500 in India and 8800 abroad at the cost [...]
Tesla is putting an effort to make battery packs safer; recently we noticed that Tesla has set powerpack to test its safety feature with impressive results. In this latest effort Tesla filed a new application for a patent for an apparatus and method for charging batteries safely. We noticed an awesome instance earlier this [...]
The informal advisory committee met in a closed –door session at WHO. A fair pricing forum co-organized by the WHO and the Netherland government has been planned. The advisory group focused on the problem with medicines pricing, including high prices and shortages. National health budgets are buckling under the strain of paying new treatments. [...]
