China and the United States were headed for a major diplomatic confrontation as Washington on Wednesday ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, a move it said was aimed 'to protect American intellectual property and private information', hinting at cyber espionage.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a three-day visit to India.
Merck alleges violation of its patent for anti-diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet.
In March 2021, Ola Electric founder Bhavish Aggarwal was seen surveying an empty 500-acre land surrounded by shoe factories, temples, bakery shops, coconut trees and dusty roads in Pochampalli town of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. Many excavators and workers were busy at the construction site to build the Ola Futurefactory for electric vehicles.
Last year, India's agricultural exports to the United States topped $5 billion.
The US on Thursday raised concerns over India's Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill and draft non-personal data governance framework, claiming these could potentially threaten innovation and economic growth. In its latest 'Special 301' Report, the US Trade Representative (USTR) kept India on the priority watch list, maintaining the country remains one of the world's most challenging major economies with respect to protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP). In December 2021, a joint parliamentary committee released a report recommending changes to the PDP Bill, 2019, that could undermine important IP protections in India.
India drops two places from its last year's position on the Global Innovation Index 2013.
Bolton said that the arguments for China joining the World Trade Organisation was that it would become a more market-oriented rules-based society.
USTR has said India imposed several barriers in major services industries such as insurance, banking, audiovisual, accounting, legal, telecommunications, distribution services, postal and express delivery services.
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.
So vaccinate employees and families, staff at home, rickshaw drivers, milkmen, service providers, shopkeepers and street vendors, says Naushad Forbes.
Brand Finance assesses the dollar value of the reputation, image and intellectual property of the world's leading companies.
India on Thursday unveiled a new science policy that lays greater thrust on innovation, establishing research institutes and encourage women scientists with an aim to position itself among the top five scientific powers in the world by 2020.
The worry is that India's cavalier approach to intellectual property may catch on in other parts of the developing world
The order comes in response to a petition filed by Jaguar Cars Ltd seeking to quash the decision of deputy registrar of Trade Marks, Kolkata.
The Indian government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is known as the architect of the country's liberalisation and economic reforms, is inching towards a "protectionist" regime, top American experts have told US lawmakers.
Supreme Court will give its verdict on April 1 on whether Swiss giant Novartis AG's cancer treatment drug Glivec deserves a patent in the country not it doesn't.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, under attack from ally Nationalist Congress Party, on Saturday cancelled his visit to Delhi.
London's High Court ruled in HTC's favour, saying its devices did not infringe four Apple technology patents, including Apple's 'slide-to-unlock' feature.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said his party would oppose the Centre's move to bring a bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards, and accused the BJP of trying to snatch the rights of Muslims.
Other than Snapdeal, the four markets are Tank Road in Delhi, Heera Panna in Mumbai, Kidderpore in Kolkata and Millennium Centre in Aizawl. Snapdeal, one of India's largest e-commerce platforms, is known as a place to purchase counterfeit watches and shoes.
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.
Opposition MPs in the parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill are scheduled to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday to protest its chairperson Jagdambika Pal's alleged 'unilateral' decisions and attempts to 'bulldoze' proceedings, indicating that they may disassociate themselves from the panel.
In July this year, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board had directed Registrar of Trademarks to cancel Amul's registration of TRIX trademark.
Gaming industry is estimated at $40 billion and is expected to reach $59 billion.
Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC Corp on Thursday said it will strongly defend itself against the patent infringement lawsuits brought by software giant Apple.
India's Copyright Act allows for a percentage of any secondary art sale to be paid to the original copyright holder.
Oncologist Dr Sthabir Dasgupta talks about the impact of Novartis's losing patent case on the Indian pharma industry.
Reliance Broadcast Network will acquire Imagine Showbiz Limited (ISL) from Cinestar advertising for an undisclosed sum.
The multinational has filed infringement proceedings and is seeking an injunction against the Indian rival at the Delhi High Court, trying to block the Bangalore-based biotechnology firm from launching a generic version of Galvus, also known as vildagliptin.
'We have often heard the mythical argument that patents block access to life-saving drugs, but only 5% of medicines from multinational companies are under patent protection in India.' 'Where these patented products are beyond the reach of Indian patients, the companies have programmes to facilitate access to their drugs, for free or for a fraction of the price,' points out Ranjana Smetacek, former director general, Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India.
Apple and Google got a judicial rap on the knuckles recently for indulging in 'silly' patent battles.
Apple and Google got a judicial rap on the knuckles recently for indulging in 'silly' patent battles.
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 calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.' 'Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance, Atmanirbharta, etc.' 'Unless you invest in research, you will not climb up the ladder. But this government is happy getting sub-contract work.'
A Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) Access Agreement signed between the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
A certain segment of the US pharma industry have become vocal about Indian policies on domestic content requirements and IPR.
Hungama powers nearly 70 per cent of all mobile digital entertainment content in the country.
'I am also curious to see what has been done with my father's stories.'
With the growing voice of developing countries like India, Brazil and China, the big pharmaceutical firms will not be able to get the WTO's Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights agreement changed to their advantage, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said in New Delhi.
