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Government moves the Trademarks (Amendment) Bill, 2009 in Rajya Sabha (11 Aug 2010)
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EU court rules AB InBev cannot register ‘Budweiser’ (30 Jul 2010)
The European Union’s top court ruled that Anheuser-Busch InBev may not register ‘Budweiser’ as a trademark in the bloc, ending a 14-year legal battle over the name with a Czech brewer.
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Colgate sues Glaxo over toothpaste ‘nurdle’ (30 Jul 2010)
Colgate-Palmolive Co has sued GlaxoSmithKline Plc, seeking a court order that its packaging for Colgate toothpaste does not infringe trademarks held by the maker of Aquafresh.
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Google faces pressure as China to decide on licence (01 Jul 2010)
Google Inc could face further pressure for its other products in China as Beijing is due to decide whether or not to renew licence for the firm’s flagship search engine in the world’s largest Internet market.
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US: Supreme Court affirms business method patent ruling (29 Jun 2010)
The US Supreme Court upheld a ruling that allows business methods to be patented when they involve a machine or transformation, in a case about a system for hedging against energy cost changes.
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Viacom loses copyright suit against Google, YouTube (24 Jun 2010)
A Manhattan federal judge threw out Viacom Inc’s $1 billion lawsuit accusing Google Inc of posting copyrighted videos on its YouTube service without permission.
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IMPPA to participate in hearing on Copyright Amendment bill (14 Jun 2010)
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources Department will hold a special public hearing on proposed copyright amendment bill in New Delhi on June 15, Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA) said.
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Wipro teams with SAP to develop deliver sustainability solutions (17 May 2010)
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro, has entered into a co-innovation agreement with SAP AG to develop and deliver sustainability performance management and energy management solutions to enterprise customers globally.
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''Balaramapuram Sarees'' gets IPR protection (14 May 2010)
Kerala prestigious 'Balaramapuram Sarees' have become the first handloom product in the State to receive the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection through Geographical Indications Act (GI Act).
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Nokia broadens legal row with Apple to include iPad (08 May 2010)
Nokia Oyj, the world’s top handset maker, broadened its patent fight with Apple Inc on Friday to include the iPad, deepening the bitter legal disputes between the two smart phone rivals.
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US top court to hear Costco Swatch copyright case (20 Apr 2010)
The US Supreme Court said it would hear Costco Wholesale Corp’s appeal in a copyright infringement dispute with a Swatch Group unit over imported Swiss-made watches.
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UK phone tax, regional news plans dropped from bill (09 Apr 2010)
An unpopular plan to tax British fixed-line phone users to help roll-out a high-speed broadband network and other controversial proposals have been dropped in the final push to get the Digital Economy bill passed into law.
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Google to face copyright lawsuit by visual artists (08 Apr 2010)
Google Inc is expected to be sued by photographers, illustrators and other visual artists who claim the company is infringing their rights by scanning and displaying their work without compensation.
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Brazil details retaliation on US copyright, patents (16 Mar 2010)
Brazil revealed on Monday a preliminary list of U.S. patents and intellectual property rights it could restrict unless both countries settle a long-standing dispute over U.S. cotton aid.
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Pink Floyd battles EMI in online royalties case (10 Mar 2010)
British rock band Pink Floyd launched legal action against record label EMI in a case that centres around royalty payments and how music is sold in the digital age.
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NSAI declines to be dragged into Bt brinjal controversy (10 Feb 2010)
National Seed Association of India (NSAI) Chairman Uday Singh declined to be dragged into the controversy over BT Brinjal, the commercial introduction of which was facing severe opposition from more than nine states, including Karnataka.
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UK court rules HGS gene patent invalid lawyers (10 Feb 2010)
A British court has upheld a ruling invalidating a patent on a gene sequence held by Human +Genome Sciences, handing victory in the case to Eli Lilly which had challenged HGS’s patent, lawyers familiar with the case said.
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PIL against safe recognition for Bt brinjal in Madras HC (09 Feb 2010)
A Siddha medical practitioner filed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) in the Madras High Court challenging Genetic Engineering Approval Committee’s (GEAC) "safe for environment decision" granted to Bt brinjal.
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Delhi HC stays askme.com functioning for copyright violation (02 Feb 2010)
The Delhi High Court restrained an online portal www.askme.com from carrying out its business following allegations that it had infringed the copyright of another portal Just Dial.com.
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Sony sues cable channel over Michel Jackson works (27 Jan 2010)
Michel Jackson tributes that aired on the TV Guide channel following the singer’s death last year featured Jackson’s works without authorization, Sony Music Entertainment charged in a lawsuit.
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Kodak says Apple, RIM infringe camera phone patents (15 Jan 2010)
Eastman Kodak has taken legal action claiming Apple Inc iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry camera phones infringe on the photography company’s patents, Kodak said.
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US Court to probe Samsung charge against Sharp (31 Dec 2009)
US Trade Court has agreed to investigate allegations by Samsung that Japan’s Sharp has infringed its patents to make liquid crystal displays, such as those used in many televisions.
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Nokia ITC move against Apple a risk, but may pay off (31 Dec 2009)
Nokia’s latest patent strike against Apple underscores the changing dynamics of the cellphone market, with the sector leader no longer holding the whip hand over rivals in terms of product development.
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Amendment to the Copyright Act, 1957 (26 Dec 2009)
The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to introduce a Bill to amend the Copyright Act, 1957.
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Nokia & HTC are infringing two patents held by IPCom: German Court (20 Dec 2009)
German firm IPCom said a German court has decided the world’s top cellphone maker, Nokia, and Taiwan’s HTC are infringing two patents held by IPCom.
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