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Genome Valley gets US certification
July 07, 2007: newindpress.com
 

Genome Valley has been granted registration for the certification mark (intellectual property rights) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The Andhra Pradesh chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said in a statement that its technology development and promotion centre (APTDC) with the support of the state government had been working on the registration for the project since 2003.  more...
 

Experts must clear confusion with regard to IPR laws
Jul 07, 2007: The Hindu Business Line
 

Citing lack of awareness to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the context of nation’s interests as a major issue, the West Bengal IT Minister, urged the professionals engaged in IPR (trademarks, copyrights, patents and Internet commerce & cyber laws) to clear the general IPR–related confusion in the minds of many, especially with regard to software as a product.  more...

Advancing development agenda
July 03, 2007: The Hindu
 

After protracted negotiations, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) member-states recently finalised proposals on a development agenda for adoption by its General Assembly. This is a major step forward since the WIPO’s 2004 Geneva Declaration, which underscored the unsatisfactory balance struck between owners of intellectual property and end-users.  more...
 

Pharmaceuticals

Teva sues Indian pharma firms in patent squabble
July 03, 2007: Financial Express
 

Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world’s largest generic drug manufacturer, has sued Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Lupin, Orchid, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, USV Ltd and Wanbury Ltd, for alleged infringement of its patent for carvedilol active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), the main constituent in Coreg, GlaxoSmithkline’s (GSK’s) cardiac drug.  more...
 

Glivec case deferred to July 10
July 02, 2007: Business Standard
 

The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), which is hearing the  appeal against the Indian patent office’s decision to not allow patent protection for Swiss drug maker Novartis’s anti-cancer drug Glivec in India,  has deferred the hearing to  July 10, 2007. The case came up for hearing before IPAB in Chennai and the respondents in the case, including the Central Government and the Indian companies like Cipla, Hetero Drugs and Ranbaxy, have asked the Board to retain S Chandrasekhar, former Controller General of Patents as technical member to hear the case.  more...
 

Trademarks

Diago seeks damages for trademark infringement
July 08 2007: news.oneindia.in
 

Manufacturers of International brand 'Blue Label' and 'Black and White' Scotch Whisky have approached the Delhi High Court to protect their well-established trademark and trade dress from being infringed. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul of the Delhi HC has directed Goa-based Real Food Exporters Pvt Ltd to stop the manufacturing, sale or advertisement in any form of the malt whisky, 'Real Black', which is alleged to be a similar version of Black and White, while Blue Label is alleged to be a copied version of Johnnie Walker Blue Label, till the next date of hearing.  more...
 

Patents

Pirated copies of 'Sivaji' seized
Jul 08, 2007: The Hindu
 

The Central Crime Branch police seized pirated copies of audio and video DVDs of the recently released Tamil film 'Sivaji'. On a tip-off that audio and video DVDs were sold at Kumaran Colony in Vadapalani, the police conducted a raid and secured C. Raviraj. Interrogation revealed that he got the copies from Puduchery. The police have filed cases under the Copyright Act and the IPC.  more...
 

US firm sues Sun Pharma for ‘patent infringement’
July 05, 2007: Financial Express
 

US-based Medpointe Healthcare Inc has sued India’s Sun Pharmaceuticals in a US court in late June for alleged patent infringement of its anti-allergic ophthalmic drug, Optivar. Medpointe Healthcare, in its suit filed at the district court of Delaware, informed the court that the company is the sole owner of the 194 patent titled azelastine containing medicaments and have the right to sue and to recover for any infringement of the patent.  more...
 

Pak for legal action against India
July 03, 2007: The Hindu
 

Pakistan plans to take legal action against India over a dispute on patenting of Super Basmati rice. Pakistan accuses India of deceiving it by patenting the variety of Basmati rice on the basis of Geographical Indicator (GI) and intends to file a case in the Supreme Court of India.  more...
 

Novartis case to be heard today
July 01, 2007: Financial Express

The newly set up Indian Patent Appellate Board (IPAB) will decide on Monday if a new person should be appointed or S Chandrasekaran be allowed to hear the appeal in a case of Novartis seeking patents protection for its anti-cancer drug Glivec.  more...
 

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