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Xiaomi maintains competitive pricing; Removes onus of Royalties on customers

Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, suffered a major setback in India toward the end of 2014, as the Delhi High Court asked it to temporarily discontinue the sale of its smartphones in India. Subsequently, the Court decided that Xiaomi could go on with the sale of models that use Qualcomm chips until February 5, when the next hearing for the patent case is scheduled. Xiaomi is facing legal troubles in India since it was sued by Swedish technology company, Ericsson, some…

February 16, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Patents 0Comment 669Views 0Like

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Margaret Knight: Most Notable Woman in the World of Patents

In the late 1860s, Margaret Knight was working in a paper bag plant in Massachusetts, USA. The paper bags of the time were conical in shape, with the bag tapering towards the bottom. She felt that a bag with a rectangular shape and a flat bottom could fit more items. So, she designed a model of a machine for automatically cutting, folding and gluing paper bags with a rectangular shape and a flat bottom. She approached a machine shop to…

February 14, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 876Views 0Like

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This picture depicts the building of the Illinois State University. This image is relevant because this post talks about how the University's tech transfer programmebhad boosted entrepreneurship. Click on the image to view full post

Technology Transfer boost Entrepreneurship

Illinois’ universities in general, have a two tier program - they generate interest through educational programs on applied entrepreneurship and then their technology transfer offices (TTOs) support the development by patenting, licensing and commercializing the invention. The technology transfer programs of universities in Illinois have been conducive for fledgling start-ups as they provide them the necessary help in the form of academic network, idea promotion, mentor-ship and fund securing. As per the latest Illinois Innovation Index report, the number…

February 13, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 762Views 0Like

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Sanjeeth Hegde delivers a lecture on “Leveraging Intellectual Property Rights in Rural Economies” at a International Conference about RUBAN Society

At the recently held international conference on the “Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Sustainable RUBAN Society” on 13th February 2015, organized by the Dayananda Sagar Business Academy in Bangalore, Sanjeeth Hegde, Partner BananaIP, delivered a lecture on how rural communities can leverage IP for development. He also moderated a panel discussion about “Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Sustainable Ruban Society” with esteemed panelist from academia, corporate, and social enterprises. Date : 13/02/2015 [button link="http://www.icdsba.dsba.edu.in/" newwindow="yes"] Read more[/button]

February 13, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 957Views 0Like

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Dr. Kalyan presented “Indian Media and Metaphors – A Peek into Copyright Issues” at the 2015 Nova Law Review symposium New Media and Old Metaphors.

Nova Southeastern University’s “Nova Law Review Symposium – New Media and Old Metaphors”, on February 12-13, 2015 in Miami, USA, invited Dr. Kalyan, Managing Partner BananaIP, to deliver a speech on “Indian Media and Metaphor – A Peek into Copyright Issues”. The event was attended by leading legal and business professionals from the Media and Entertainment industries. Date : 12/02/2015 [button link="https://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/students/orgs/lawreview/symposium/index.cfm" newwindow="yes"] Read more[/button]

February 12, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 555Views 0Like

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Spanish publishers suffer as Google News closes Operations

Google News closes operations in Spain

A while ago, Google closed its operations in Spain, in response to the new copyright law which has made it mandatory for Google, Yahoo and other news aggregators to pay licensing fee to all news publishers for using their stories or snippets in Google news. The regulation, expected to come into effect in 2015, will deal with websites that share pirated content. As per the law, Spanish Government will have the authority to penalize websites up to $750,000 for directing…

February 11, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 849Views 0Like

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This image depicts a small piggy Bank and some US Americal Dollars beside it. This image is relevant as Kingsoft and Xiaomi establish new IP investment fund by pooling in 35 Million US Dollars. Click on the image for more information

Kingsoft, Xiaomi Establish New IP Investment Fund

Chinese security software developer, Kingsoft, together in the partnership with the mobile phone maker, Xiaomi, Beijing Zhigu Technology Consulting Services (an entity controlled by Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun) and a few others, has launched a USD 35 Mn fund to support Intellectual Property related investments. Kingsoft announced that the investment vehicle managed by Beijing Zhigu Technology Consulting Services will have a 10-year term, without disclosing other specific details. It is widely speculated that the fund has been formed as an…

February 9, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Patents 0Comment 706Views 0Like

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This image depicts the word copyright. This post is a summary of copyright and entertainment law related news. Click on the image to read the full post.

Dear Sinapse Readers (entertainment and copyright law enthusiasts), In 2014, the authors of Sinapse got together to bring to its readers analytic data in the form of 'Series' posts. We have put together all the entertainment and copyright law related information for you, so that you're able to assimilate all of it at one go! But don't stop there. Read the whole thing if you want to be thoroughly informed: 1. Licensing & Merchandising in Copyright Law …

February 8, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 983Views 0Like

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IEEE amends it’s IP policy related to Standard Essential Patents

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has proposed a change to it’s IP (Intellectual Property) policy. The revised policy can be viewed here. The new policy comprises revisions to the provisions related to commitments from holders of Standards Essential Patents. The revised policy states that the patent holders have to make licenses for Standards Essential Patents available to other parties under Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) terms. The biggest change with respect to the updated policy…

February 7, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Patents 0Comment 910Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the symbol of copyright in purple colour on a white background.The post is about the recent allegation of copyright infringement against the short movie 'kriti'. To know more, please click here.

Dear Readers, The information age brought with it mounds of new perspectives and facts. But is it enough that it's all out there! We do want to be able to know a whole lot by reading very little. So, we bring you a quick look at all the major IP-related happenings of 2014. Copyright Law: 1. CJEU rules – ISP’s can be made to block Illegal Download access As an endorsement to European Union’s anti-piracy policies, the European Court of Justice ruled on…

February 7, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 897Views 0Like

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Xiaomi maintains competitive pricing; Removes onus of Royalties on customers

Margaret Knight: Most Notable Woman in the World of Patents

Technology Transfer boost Entrepreneurship

Sanjeeth Hegde delivers a lecture on “Leveraging Intellectual Property Rights in Rural Economies” at a International Conference about RUBAN Society

Dr. Kalyan presented “Indian Media and Metaphors – A Peek into Copyright Issues” at the 2015 Nova Law Review symposium New Media and Old Metaphors.

Google News closes operations in Spain

Kingsoft, Xiaomi Establish New IP Investment Fund

Copyright and Entertainment Law series posts: 2014

IEEE amends it’s IP policy related to Standard Essential Patents

Copyright Blockbuster 2014

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