AbbVie loses patent plea for Hep C drugThe Indian Patent Office has denied a secondary patent for AbbVie's Hepatitis C drug Maviret. This decision ensures continued access to aff...
19 May, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
Profit on paper, loss in reality: How a routine accounting tool is used to deceive and take investors for a rideAmortisation is a number most investors skip, but it can shape reported profit. On the surface, it looks routine: A company spreads the cos...
15 May, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Man bought demo car at big discount, RTO officer seized it citing Rs 60 lakh road tax dues; Karnataka HC gives relief to car ownerA Bengaluru RTO officer unlawfully seized Mr. Rama's demo car, leading to a zero FIR and charges of fraud. The Karnataka High Court quashed...
13 May, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Nokia wins UK appeal to block Acer, Asus video streaming patent lawsuitsNokia has successfully blocked lawsuits filed by Acer and Asus in London. The dispute centers on video coding technology. Nokia's appeal me...
12 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
US raises concerns at India’s duties on IP-intensive goods, source code, AI working paperThe US has voiced concerns over India's high customs duties on IP-intensive products and its proposed mandatory blanket license for AI deve...
01 May, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Boost R&D or lag in 6G race, MoS Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani tells telcos as revenues surgeMinister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani urged Indian telecom operators to boost R&D spending to shape next-generation mobile networks, noting the...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
SBI moves Supreme Court seeking review of spectrum ruling, flags impact on telecom insolvenciesThe State Bank of India is asking the Supreme Court to reconsider a recent ruling. The judgment prevents telecom spectrum from being treate...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
China's Huawei and Amazon in patent licencing agreementMost terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Alan Fan, head of Huawei's intellectual property rights department, said the Chinese firm ha...
05 Mar, 2024, 06.03 PM IST
China's Huawei and Amazon in patent licencing agreementMost terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Alan Fan, head of Huawei's intellectual property rights department, said the Chinese firm ha...
05 Mar, 2024, 09.22 AM IST
Local firms got voluntary license for more drugs during pandemicA voluntary licence (VL) is an authorisation given by the patent holder to a generic company to produce a patented drug while a compulsory ...
02 Jul, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
Ericsson files patent royalty lawsuit against Samsung in U.S.Delayed royalty payments from unlicensed periods and potential costs of litigation may impact Ericsson's operating income by 1 billion Swed...
11 Dec, 2020, 02.09 PM IST
Government cautious on cancer drug patent regimesThe commerce and industry ministry recently wrote to the health ministry, rejecting the plea that the government should issue a compulsory ...
01 Mar, 2014, 02.44 PM IST
Government rejects BDR Pharma's CL application for anti-cancer drugUnder the Indian Patents Act, if a medicine is deemed unaffordable, a compulsory licence can be issued to a generic drug maker in public in...
10 Nov, 2013, 12.09 PM IST
1.58 lakh patent applications pending for examination: GovernmentAs many as 1.58 lakh patent applications are pending for examination before the government due to manpower shortage, Parliament was informe...
20 Aug, 2013, 05.13 PM IST
- No additional norms to issue compulsory drug licences
The government has decided to retain the flexibility it has in issuing compulsory licences for patented drugs in case of public health emer...
12 Apr, 2011, 01.49 AM IST
- US investment fund Intellectual Ventures sets up India base
The $5-bn US fund Intellectual Ventures (IV) is setting up base in India and has entered into agreement to buy patents from the Indian Inst...
08 Oct, 2008, 01.50 AM IST
- Patents report makes a number of provisions for compulsory licensing
THE report of the joint committee of both houses of parliament on the Patents (Second Amendment) Bill, has left plenty of room for compulso...
24 Dec, 2001, 02.17 AM IST