US Patent for Folding Wind Turbine
US Patent for Folding Wind Turbine The floating turbine can fold its blades to become flat and can be placed where there is risk of hurricanes, cyclones or typhoons. A regular turbine … View the original…
April 2017
SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 23-29)
SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 23-29) Thematic Highlights We have three thematic highlights: Mr. Rajiv’s Post critiquing the UK Unwired Planet v. Huawei decision. Inika’s Post on the “Darzi” TM. Prashant’s Post on the constitutionality of…
Samsung Patent Reveals Possible Future Smartphone with Full Wraparound Display & Smart Spine Feature
Samsung Patent Reveals Possible Future Smartphone with Full Wraparound Display & Smart Spine Feature Last week the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Samsung that revealed a next-generation Note smartphone that…
Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV Finds Itself in the Eye of Yet Another Legal Storm; Times Group Claims That Arnab Is Not Entitled to Use the Phrase ‘Nation Wants to Know’
Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV Finds Itself in the Eye of Yet Another Legal Storm; Times Group Claims That Arnab Is Not Entitled to Use the Phrase ‘Nation Wants to Know’ Regular readers of this blog…
Dubai’s Crown Prince gets Private Tour of New Apple Store
Dubai’s Crown Prince gets Private Tour of New Apple Store Before the new Apple Store in Dubai Mall opened to the public, the Crown Prince of Dubai, was given a royal tour of the new…
Government Forms Inter-Ministerial Group to Review Royalty Payment Outflows
Government Forms Inter-Ministerial Group to Review Royalty Payment Outflows We have in the past covered government’s removal of restrictions on royalty payments by Indian companies to foreign collaborators in cases of technology transfers, usage of…
Protecting the SOVEREIGN – The Royal Mint v The Commonwealth Mint
Protecting the SOVEREIGN – The Royal Mint v The Commonwealth Mint Some Money, Money, Money Can the Royal Mint register SOVEREIGN as a trade mark for “gold commemorative coins”? The Royal Mint Ltd wanted to…
The Lowdown on Liberty: Intellectual Property, Border Security, and Criminal Rights
The Lowdown on Liberty: Intellectual Property, Border Security, and Criminal Rights Welcome to the first edition of The Lowdown On Liberty, where each week we take questions or concerns our readers have pertaining to liberty…
Andalucia leads the way in the number of patent registrations
Andalucia leads the way in the number of patent registrations A total of 506 patents for the industry were registered in the region in 2016, more than Madrid which had 457 and Catalunya on 453,…
Foxconn to make ‘Capital Intensive’ Investment in the U.S. that will be revealed at a Special Event this Summer
Foxconn to make ‘Capital Intensive’ Investment in the U.S. that will be revealed at a Special Event this Summer Foxconn’s Chairman Terry Gou revealed in Washington on Friday that they’ll be making a capital intensive…
Taiwan stays off US intellectual property watch list for 9th year
Taiwan stays off US intellectual property watch list for 9th year Taipei, April 29 (CNA) The United States has decided not to put Taiwan on a special watch list for the ninth year, in recognition…
CCI Order on Pharma Major Roche – I
CCI Order on Pharma Major Roche – I Brief background The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) ordered detailed investigation against Pharma major Roche and its two group firms for alleged anti-Competition Law modus operandi with…
Apple Patents Wireless Charging Through Wi-Fi Router
Apple Patents Wireless Charging Through Wi-Fi Router Tech giant Apple has reached another breakthrough in its wireless charging ambitious pursuit. It has been granted an important patent that would … View the original article here: Apple…
World Intellectual Property Day AVRS takes piracy campaign to Alaba
World Intellectual Property Day AVRS takes piracy campaign to Alaba While speaking at a forum with members of the Alaba International Market, Emeruwa stressed the need to shun piracy and embrace creativity. View the original…
Qualcomm reduces quarterly forecast by $500 million as Apple stops license fee payments
Qualcomm reduces quarterly forecast by 0 million as Apple stops license fee payments Bloomberg reports that Apple confirms having “suspended [license fee] payments [via its contract manufacturers in China to Qualcomm] until the correct [fair,…
Apple working on true wireless charging but it probably won't come to iPhone 8
Apple working on true wireless charging but it probably won't come to iPhone 8 The technique was laid out in a patent that Apple filed in US and first reported by AppleInsider. Titled "Wireless Charging…
U.S. Chamber Welcomes USTR Special 301 Report
U.S. Chamber Welcomes USTR Special 301 Report “American companies must be able to operate in a free and fair trading environment that respects the intellectual property rights on which our … View the original article here:…
USTR keeps Thailand on priority watch list
USTR keeps Thailand on priority watch list The Department of Intellectual Property released its 20-year IP Roadmap in January, in line with the plan to create a new "Thailand 4.0" model for … View the original…
Breaking News: IRRO Challenges Del HC’s DU Photocopy Judgment Before the Supreme Court
Breaking News: IRRO Challenges Del HC’s DU Photocopy Judgment Before the Supreme Court In a latest development in the DU photocopy case, that we thought had come to a close with the publishers (OUP, CUP and…
Apple files for patent to charge future iPhones over Wi-Fi
Apple files for patent to charge future iPhones over Wi-Fi The company recently filed a patent that will allow users to charge their iPhones and iPad without physically plugging the cable. The new way … View…