IP News Bulletin

CASE TITLE: NIPPON A&L INC. v. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS, INDIA Coram : Justice Pratibha M Singh Order reserved : 9th May 2022 Date of...

New Zealand makes a decision to extend its music copyright protection by 20 years, which will provide protection for 70 years from the...

The United States Supreme Court declined an appeal made by American Axle and Manufacturing Inc. in its aim to revive its patent...

The Copyright Royalty Board has increased the royalty headline rate to 15.1% from the earlier 11.4 % for the 2018-2022 period. This...

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. HEC Pharm Co., Ltd., HEC Pharm USA Inc., and Ors. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal...

In a trade secret lawsuit between Tata Consultancy Services and Epic Systems Corporation, the US District Court for Western District...

Scientists in Odisha are currently refining their findings in preparation for a presentation for the Kai Chutney's entry into the...

Disney is set to lose its copyright over the widely loved and coveted character Mickey Mouse in 2024, when it is set to enter public...

A copyright application made by a Delhi-based lawyer Ankit Sahni was rejected by the US Copyright Office. The application was for a piece...

Canada has adopted a new test formulated by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) which was proposed before the Federal...

In an attempt to incentivize and expedite the invention and production of clean energy technologies the United States Patent and...

France has introduced two new articles in its intellectual property code that came into force with effect from December 2021. These new...

Canada has extended the duration of copyright protection from 50 years to 70 years after the death of the author. This amendment in...

The Welsh words ‘cariad’ and ‘hiraeth’ have been registered as trademarks much to the astonishment and outrage of Welsh speakers and...

Chewy,Inc. an online pet retailer recently won a patent infringement lawsuit that was filed against them by International Business...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has recently released a new examination guide titled “Clarification of Examination...

One Entertainment, the owner of the famous cartoon Peppa Pig has succeeded in protecting its lucrative intellectual property after it was...

The well-known home appliance company Voltas Limited filed a trademark infringement suit against one Ashok Kumar for infringing its...

Two classes of rice, the Sen Kra’op (SKO) fragrant rice and the Damnoeb Sbai Mongkul (DSMK) Cambodian premium glutinous rice were...

Delhi High Court, in an order dated 2nd June 2022 had permanently restrained two manufacturers from “manufacturing, selling, offering for...