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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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Patent Tax scheme encourages Glaxo to invest in UK (11 Dec 2009)
GlaxoSmithKline Plc plans to increase its investment in Britain following a government decision to slash corporation tax for patent-derived income.
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India, US sign two pacts on IPR and traditional knowledge (25 Nov 2009)
India and the United States signed two important agreements on access to traditional knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights.
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Russia, China to sign deal on Kalashnikov IPR protection (24 Oct 2009)
Russia is working to reach an agreement with China on the intellectual property rights (IPR) protection of Kalashnikov assault rifles, the head of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Anatoly Isaikin said.
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Bombay HC allows release of 'All The Best' (15 Oct 2009)
The Bombay High Court allowed release of actor-director Ajay Devgan's movie 'All the Best', rejecting an application filed by film producer Karan Ramsay seeking stay on the film's release, claiming a copyright over the script.
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Justice Tandon: Establish international treaty on cyber crime (11 Oct 2009)
Justice Rajesh Tandon, Presiding Officer, Cyber Registrations Appellate Tribunal, has asked the Centre to take a lead in setting up an international treaty on cyber crime and invite other countries to be a part of it.
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Pachmola gets Delhi HC nod to sell its digestive tablets (11 Oct 2009)
Vacating an ex-parte interim injunction obtained by leading Indian consumer goods company Dabur against Alka Ayurvedic Private Ltd, the Delhi High Court has allowed the manufacture, sale and marketing of the digestive tablets Pachmola in its present form.
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Delhi HC stays Revon magazine circulation as it infriges Revlon copyright (11 Oct 2009)
Delhi High Court has restrained Magic Media World (MMW) from printing and circulating its beauty magazine Revon as it infringed the trademark of the US-based cosmetic manufacturing company, Revlon.
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Publisher claims exclusive rights over Bejan Daruwala's works (01 Oct 2009)
Publisher Hind Pocket Books (HPB) has claimed exclusive rights over the literary works of famous astrologer Bejan Daruwala, and has approached the Delhi High Court to restrain him from entering into a similar agreement with any other company as 'it would amount to infringement of copyright'.
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Arun Jaitley sues US company for using his domain name (15 Sep 2009)
The Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction to senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley and restrained the US company - Network Solutions Portfolio Brains for usage of his portal by some other person using his name.
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CBI to file second chargesheet against former Satyam chairman (14 Sep 2009)
The Central Bureau of Investigation will file a second chargesheet against disgraced former Satyam Computers Chairman B Ramalinga Raju by the end of this month.
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Delhi HC directs DCGI to give licence of cancer drug to Cipla (05 Sep 2009)
The Delhi High Court allowed Pharma company Cipla to produce the generic version of the anti-cancer drug Nexavar and directed the drug regulator to grant it licence.
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Calcutta HC gives green signal to screen Paran Jaye Jaliya Re (04 Sep 2009)
Calcutta High Court gave the go ahead signal to screen the bengali romantic film Paran Jaye Jaliya Re after the litigants informed the bench of the settlement they had reached out of Court.
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Delhi HC allows Cipla to make HIV drugs patented by Bayer (19 Aug 2009)
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition filed by German Pharma-Bayer India Ltd, which sought a stay on the manufacture of a generic drug by Cipla, used for HIV AIDS, for being non-patented.
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