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InPASS: New Patent Full-Text Search Tool from IPO

The CGPDTM (Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks) has been instrumental in stepping up the efforts of the IPO in making more patent information available online, with the introduction of a new search tool named InPASS (In dian P atent A dvanced S earch S ystem ), in February, 2015. The Indian Patent Office is showing its commitment to providing transparency to the public about patents. In 2010, the CGPDTM office launched IPAIRS, Indian Patent Information Retrieval…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents March 2, 2015 3347Views 0Like

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Patent Acquisition and Guess Work

Whenever an organization acquires any patent there is a whole lot of speculation that hits the market along with the product. Let us now see some of these acquisitions that made highlights in February, 2015. (1) Google acquires Odysee. Google has purchased Odysee, an iOS and Android app concerned with the backing up and sharing of photos. Why would Google need this? It has Google+ photos! Odysee’s capabilities are slightly different. It allows for full quality photos to be automatically…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents February 27, 2015 1121Views 0Like

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FTC Gives Conditional Approval to the Microsoft-Nokia Deal

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC), South Korea's antitrust authority, conditionally approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s handset business earlier this month. The conditions attached to the merger state that Microsoft will put a ceiling on the royalties paid by major Korean handset manufacturers like Samsung and LG for Nokia patents. The agreement between Microsoft and Nokia will allow Microsoft to directly manufacture handsets and tablets based on its broad patent portfolio. Microsoft had submitted its request for the acquisition of Nokia’s…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing February 26, 2015 833Views 0Like

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Qualcomm Inc. to pay record fine of US$ 975 Mn

US chipmaker, Qualcomm Inc., has put an end to the 14-month anti-trust investigation by the Chinese Government by agreeing to pay a record fine of US$ 975 Mn. Qualcomm has also been asked to lower its royalty rates on patents used in China, thereby providing a boost to domestic handset manufacturers like Xiaomi and Huawei. Qualcomm Inc. is facing similar charges in the US and Europe as well. South Korea has also started investigating similar monopolistic practices by Qualcomm.…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property February 24, 2015 692Views 0Like

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Electronic Frontier Foundation to preserve Software

Since the dawn of internet, the technological development has been exponential, leading to digitisation of almost all possible activities as from tablets and phones to watches, glasses, TVs and even refrigerators become “smarter”. The laws such as Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), enacted to focus on the rise of digital era, are unable to completely match the pace of this development. Recently, the US Copyright Office initiated the sixth triennial rule-making process which has been accepting petitions since then. Electronic…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property February 20, 2015 748Views 0Like

Intellectual Property: EVENT- The Global Fellows Series — Bridging the IP Gap Between the US and Europe

Date March 10-13, 2015 Venue Munich, Germany Agenda The series will promote a higher level of international IP practice among the next generation of leaders in the global legal community.

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property February 20, 2015 550Views 0Like

E-commerce Retailers face flak over alleged Counterfeits by Vendors

E-retailers have come a long way since the advent of e-commerce in India in the early 2000s. Other than a few cautious buyers, most have become comfortable purchasing an entire range of products online. However, nowadays a lot of e-commerce customers are left fuming because of counterfeit vendors gaining a foothold even in reputed e-commerce sites. In October 2014, the Delhi High Court prohibited Gurgaon-based online marketplace, ShopClues from using, manufacturing, marketing, selling, displaying or advertising the name of L’oreal…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks February 18, 2015 667Views 1Like

Google-Twitter License Deal: Display Tweets in Search Results

Google has struck a deal with Twitter to acquire full access of the tweets and their indexing in its search results on a real time basis. Although details of the deal have not been disclosed or confirmed by either party, Google has allegedly entered into a data licensing revenue agreement, and will shell out the money to the tune of US$41 million for the tweets. Google had been indexing tweets till 2011, before the launch of Google+, its social networking site…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing February 17, 2015 757Views 0Like

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…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Patents February 16, 2015 677Views 0Like

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…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents February 14, 2015 880Views 0Like

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InPASS: New Patent Full-Text Search Tool from IPO

Patent Acquisition and Guess Work

FTC Gives Conditional Approval to the Microsoft-Nokia Deal

Qualcomm Inc. to pay record fine of US$ 975 Mn

Electronic Frontier Foundation to preserve Software

Intellectual Property: EVENT- The Global Fellows Series — Bridging the IP Gap Between the US and Europe

E-commerce Retailers face flak over alleged Counterfeits by Vendors

Google-Twitter License Deal: Display Tweets in Search Results

Xiaomi maintains competitive pricing; Removes onus of Royalties on customers

Margaret Knight: Most Notable Woman in the World of Patents

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