News for 'Intellectual Property Services'

'Mahindra Electric Is Getting Free Publicity'

'Mahindra Electric Is Getting Free Publicity'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2024

'IndiGo's position in this argument will depend on whether it has registered '6e' as a trademark.'

TCS ranked fastest growing IT services brand

TCS ranked fastest growing IT services brand

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

TCS beat tech giants IBM and Hewlett-Packard to become the fastest growing brand within the IT services sector.

Service Tax dept demands Rs 536 crore, BCCI takes legal route

Service Tax dept demands Rs 536 crore, BCCI takes legal route

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

The Board of Control for Cricket in India, is locked in a legal battle with the Service Tax (ST) department, which has demanded an amount of Rs 536 crore (approx) as taxes on cricket board's earnings from royalty and media rights in the last one decade.

Yuvraj Takes Builder To Court

Yuvraj Takes Builder To Court

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

The cricketer said a sale agreement was executed between him and his mother on one side and the builder on the other for the purchase of an apartment for over Rs 14 crore in the real estate project initiated by Brilliant Etoile Pvt Ltd in Hauz Khas under the name 'Sky Mansion' and displaying the name 'Risland'.

Reliance Has Filed 3,000 Plus Patents

Reliance Has Filed 3,000 Plus Patents

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Reliance has filed patents not only in India but also in the US, Canada, Europe, Estonia, South Korea, and South America. The patents include narrowband Internet of Things, AI large language models, AI DeepLearning, Big Data, devices, and quantum AI in 6G.

What Are MNC Funds?

What Are MNC Funds?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

MNC funds invest in companies where foreign promoters have more than 50 per cent shareholding.

Kerala: The Puzzled Book Of Questions

Kerala: The Puzzled Book Of Questions

Rediff.com11 Jun 2025

Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? Can we be rational and Malayalee or do we have to necessarily be religious and proudly cultural to be Malayalee? asks Shyam G Menon.

'AI Doesn't Care Where It Goes To School'

'AI Doesn't Care Where It Goes To School'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

'No one manufactures intelligence at the moment.' 'This is a concept that your IT industry understands.' 'What you need is infrastructure. Everything else can then be taken care of.'

Weizmann to move court against Western Union on trademark, logo issue

Weizmann to move court against Western Union on trademark, logo issue

Rediff.com13 May 2024

Mumbai-based Weizmann, part of a diversified group, will take to court its former partner Western Union Holdings, the American money-transfer giant, alleging that the United States-based company has imitated its trademark and logo. This, its lawyers say, constitutes a case of infringement and dilution of its intellectual-property rights.

What Rajnath's UK Visit Means For India's Defence

What Rajnath's UK Visit Means For India's Defence

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

The Indian Navy, which was earlier looking towards the US for design expertise, technical know-how and operational practices, is now considering the advantages of working with the Royal Navy.

Trump Has Become A Reset Button

Trump Has Become A Reset Button

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

Trump's sweeping tariffs and penalties on China-built ships have turned global shipping into the front line of economic war, observes Shyam G Menon.

Trump's Tariff Tussle With India

Trump's Tariff Tussle With India

Rediff.com6 Nov 2024

'While criticising India's high tariffs, Mr Trump stated he would impose reciprocal taxes on Indian products if re-elected.' 'However, since India's tariffs follow WTO rules, Mr Trump's actions would violate these rules,' Ajay Srivastava points out.

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.

US slams China over IPR 'theft'

US slams China over IPR 'theft'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

Top US lawmakers have slammed China for restrictive market access and "blatant stealing" of intellectual property rights of American businesses and appealed to the Obama Administration for implementing necessary steps to protect the interest of its businesses.

Budget 2023: Here are the key challenges in technology sector

Budget 2023: Here are the key challenges in technology sector

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

"India is the best market right now in the world with the digital initiatives the government has implemented

Rolls-Royce Offers To Co-Create Fighter Engine

Rolls-Royce Offers To Co-Create Fighter Engine

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

There is little appetite among combat aircraft engine makers to share the IP that results from a co-creation project. But Rolls-Royce is willing to walk the Aatmanirbhar talk.

A stringent patent rule is latest hurdle for India-UK free trade agreement

A stringent patent rule is latest hurdle for India-UK free trade agreement

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Negotiations for a trade deal between India and the UK have run into fresh controversy, after the proposals under a leaked chapter of the deal on intellectual property (IP) are believed to put access to affordable, lifesaving generic medicines from India at risk. According to the draft IP chapter put out by an international trade portal bilaterals.org, the UK is seeking continuous extension of patent period and rights through small tweaks in the drug, known as evergreening. This may prevent patents from expiring, impacting cheaper drug availability and its production by Indian generic drug manufacturers.

TCS to file patents in US

TCS to file patents in US

Rediff.com23 Jan 2004

'India Is The No.1 Country Outside The US...'

'India Is The No.1 Country Outside The US...'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'India has the largest slate of local original content outside the US.'

India, US to enhance engagement on IPR

India, US to enhance engagement on IPR

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

India and the US on Sunday agreed to enhance their engagement on intellectual property rights, a vexed issue between the two countries.

Deutsche India expands tech operations, to hire thousands

Deutsche India expands tech operations, to hire thousands

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

Deutsche India, which houses the largest technology centre of German investment bank Deutsche Bank, is expanding its operations in India and hiring thousands. "Since January 2023, we have hired more than 2,500 people for Deutsche India and expect a positive trend to continue for the rest of 2023," Dilipkumar Khandelwal, chief executive officer of Deutsche India and Global Head of Technology Centers told 'Business Standard'. "We will continue to hire in the similar range even for the next year." Deutsche India has about 16,000 employees in the country and most of them are engineers.

Want to study law?

Want to study law?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

To be eligible, students must have a score of 60 per cent, or an equivalent grade at the undergraduate level.

Infy in $1.6 bn deal with telco Liberty Global

Infy in $1.6 bn deal with telco Liberty Global

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

Information technology major Infosys and Liberty Global, a London-based telecom firm, signed a 1.5 billion (about $1.64 billion) deal for five years to evolve and scale up the telco's digital entertainment and connectivity platforms, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday. As part of the expanded collaboration agreement, the size of the contract will touch 2.3 billion (about $2.5 billion) if extended to 8 years. The collaboration allows Liberty Global to realise run-rate savings of over 100 million (about $109 million) per annum, inclusive of other savings and technology investments, Infosys said in a statement.

IPR policy to boost innovation, trademarks to be granted in a month

IPR policy to boost innovation, trademarks to be granted in a month

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The idea is to incorporate global best practices in the Indian context.

Mahindra to make India's own Humvee

Mahindra to make India's own Humvee

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

Mahindra's LSV is an extremely agile combat vehicle with all round protection against small arms fire.

Army launches WhatsApp-like indigenous messaging app SAI

Army launches WhatsApp-like indigenous messaging app SAI

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

In the quest for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', Indian Army has developed and launched a secure messaging application named the 'Secure Application for the Internet (SAI)' that supports an end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for Android platform over internet, the Ministry of Defence said in New Delhi on Thursday.

IFSCA looks to clear decks for startups' direct listing at GIFT City

IFSCA looks to clear decks for startups' direct listing at GIFT City

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has proposed key exemptions to the current listing framework and measures for setting up holding companies (holdcos) and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to encourage domestic startups list at GIFT City, the country's only international financial services centre (IFSC). Under the current framework, to be eligible to list on IFSC exchanges, an issuing company should have operating revenue of at least $20 million in the preceding financial year and average pre-tax profits of at least $1 million during the preceding three financial years. An expert committee has noted these conditions have acted as hurdles to listing new-age companies, and they need a relook.

China is Britain's largest threat, has targeted India: Rishi Sunak

China is Britain's largest threat, has targeted India: Rishi Sunak

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

China represents the "largest threat" to Britain and the world's security and prosperity this century and there is evidence to suggest it has targeted countries from the US to India, UK prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak said on Monday.

India-EU FTA negotiations have been intensified: Min

India-EU FTA negotiations have been intensified: Min

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

So far 15 rounds of negotiations have been held.

TCS adds over $1-billion in brand value

TCS adds over $1-billion in brand value

Rediff.com4 Mar 2013

It also retained its position among the 'Big 4' most valuable IT services brand worldwide -- in the ranking carried out by Brand Finance, the world leading brand valuation firm.

We are safe only when everyone is safe

We are safe only when everyone is safe

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

So vaccinate employees and families, staff at home, rickshaw drivers, milkmen, service providers, shopkeepers and street vendors, says Naushad Forbes.

Are IT outsourcers promoting mini CEOs?

Are IT outsourcers promoting mini CEOs?

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

For young graduates who see the $108 billion IT industry as a sure pathway to modern India's growing middle class, the transformation is unsettling.

HCL eyes $2-bn US acquisitions

HCL eyes $2-bn US acquisitions

Rediff.com19 Sep 2008

The company also has identified eight focus areas such as engineering services, enterprise application, infrastructure management and enterprise transformation services. HCL Technologies' acquisition strategy is three fold; smaller tuck-in buyouts are targeted towards purchasing firms that bring intellectual property to the company.

Nehru Place among world's top notorious IT markets

Nehru Place among world's top notorious IT markets

Rediff.com14 Dec 2012

Indian capital's famous Nehru Place market has been placed among the top 30 notorious IT markets of the world that deal in goods and services infringing on intellectual property rights, an official US report has said.

For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India'

For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India'

Rediff.com7 May 2015

The 'Make in India' vision cannot survive in the long-term without concrete measures to build a concurrent 'Create in India' movement.

Indian IT firms look West for patents

Indian IT firms look West for patents

Rediff.com17 Nov 2010

The industry has registered a 29-fold increase in patents over 2005-2008.

Trade: India opens up windows to the world

Trade: India opens up windows to the world

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Nine years after New Delhi started implementing its Plan B - bilateral trade agreements - to beat the impasse at the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round of liberalisation talks, India seems to be finally rolling.

Modi woos foreign investors, hopes for GST roll out in 2016

Modi woos foreign investors, hopes for GST roll out in 2016

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a three-day visit to India.

Infy, Wipro, TCS need to create IP assets

Infy, Wipro, TCS need to create IP assets

Rediff.com12 Dec 2006

The current (third) decade of IT services is based on process improvement and creation of intellectual property