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Section 3(D) of Indian Patent Act Strikes Again

27th July, 2015 - 5:24 am Categories: India News & Updates patent infringement Patent Opposition Patents pharma Section 3(D)

India revoked yet another drug patent granted to a German MNC, Boehringer Ingelheim, for its respiratory drug, Spiriva (crystalline tiotropium bromide monohydrate) at a time when the US is putting pressure on the Indian government for not providing adequate patent protection to multinational drug companies. In its decision, the patent office held that Boehringer failed … Continue reading Section 3(D) of Indian Patent Act Strikes Again

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Criticism Sites using Confusingly Similar or Identical Domain Names

22nd July, 2015 - 6:58 am Categories: News & Updates Trademark Trademark Litigation

Medhavi Singh, an intern at Khurana and Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys, looks into a trademark litigation relating to criticism sites using confusingly similar or identical domain names. Cybersquatting is the buzz word in the arena of domain name disputes and various.IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP) and Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) … Continue reading Criticism Sites using Confusingly Similar or Identical Domain Names

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Win.rar wins over the Disputed Domain Name winrar.com under UDRP Proceedings: win.rar GmbH v. Win Road Assistance Repairs Pvt. Ltd

21st July, 2015 - 11:05 am Categories: News & Updates Trademark Trademark Litigation

Recently, granting a major victory to our client, the World Renowned Data Compression Software System provider win.rar GmbH, Administrative Panel, WIPO under UDRP, in its recent decision vide Case no. D2015-0398, issued transfer of disputed domain name www.winrar.com to win.rar GmbH. This article is to highlight the recent UDRP dispute wherein the Complaint was re-filed … Continue reading Win.rar wins over the Disputed Domain Name winrar.com under UDRP Proceedings: win.rar GmbH v. Win Road Assistance Repairs Pvt. Ltd

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Now Unlock your Devices with a Selfie!

20th July, 2015 - 9:17 am Categories: News & Updates Patents

Abin Sam, an intern at Khurana and Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys, looks into a patent relating to unlocking of devices with a selfie. Passcodes and the famous Fingerprint-Scans may soon be a thing of the past. Apple, on March 2015, has been granted a Patent that lets users unlock and secure their phones with a selfie! … Continue reading Now Unlock your Devices with a Selfie!

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Parallel Imports

17th July, 2015 - 11:19 am Categories: IP Litigation News & Updates patent infringement Patents Trademark

A company sets different price for its products for different countries as per the requirements. Parallel Imports come about when there is a Currency and Tax Difference between two countries as stated above, encouraging people to import products from one country and sell it off in the other country to earn profit (For example: a … Continue reading Parallel Imports

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Delhi High Court Stays Order Restraining Lupin From Using Disputed Trademark ‘LUCYNTA’

15th July, 2015 - 4:36 am Categories: News & Updates Trademark Trademark Litigation

Reportedly, Hon’ble Delhi High Court stayed an earlier order, dated 26 February, restraining Lupin from using the trademark “LUCYNTA” for its medicines, said to be deceptively similar to the trademark “NUCYNTA” of Johnson and Johnson. It was argued on behalf of Lupin that Johnson and Johnson are neither selling any goods under the mark nor … Continue reading Delhi High Court Stays Order Restraining Lupin From Using Disputed Trademark ‘LUCYNTA’

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Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design (SICLD)…… Unused Potential IP

18th June, 2015 - 6:51 am Categories: India News & Updates Patents

When we indulge in conversations related to Intellectual Property, what typically comes to our mind are Patents or Trade Marks or Copyrights or maybe Geographical Indication (GI). Other Intellectual Property Protection Acts such as Industrial Designs and Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act (“SICLD” hereinafter) rarely attract our attention, hardly discussed and to utter surprise … Continue reading Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design (SICLD)…… Unused Potential IP

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Advocates as Patent Agents

16th June, 2015 - 9:14 am Categories: India News & Updates Patents

In a landmark (and in a way divisive) judgment, Justice S. Tamilvanan of the Madras High Court, on 15th March 2013, allowed the writ petition filed by Mr. S.P. Chockalingam (W.P.No.8472 of 2006) and declared the amendments introduced to Section 126 of the Patents Act 1970, by Section 67 (a) of the Patents (Amendment) Act, … Continue reading Advocates as Patent Agents

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NPDC Supplementary Details

12th June, 2015 - 6:47 am Categories: India News & Updates Patents

Patents are a major area of business proficiency nowadays and recently in India too, it has become as important as marketing, finance, corporate governance, and manufacturing economics. India’s growing R&D operations have taken a beating due to lack of in-house professionals to file patents applications. Even then, the numbers clearly indicate that there is a … Continue reading NPDC Supplementary Details

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CIPLA & BMS may settle patent dispute over Entecavir in India

30th May, 2015 - 12:16 pm Categories: IPAB IPAB Decisions News & Updates patent infringement Patents pharma

US based pharma major Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Indian pharma company Cipla Ltd. are heading towards an amicable settlement on a long-stretched patent dispute concerning BMS’ hepatitis B drug Entecavir, a leading anti-viral drug for Hepatitis B patients that brings in more than a billion dollars each year globally for BMS. Entecavir, being a pre-1995 … Continue reading CIPLA & BMS may settle patent dispute over Entecavir in India

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