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June 28, 2012
In a ruling that attorneys say holds important lessons for Indian IP practitioners, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board in Chennai revoked Unilever’s patent for water filters, pointing to a failure by the company to follow procedural requirements
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June 25, 2012
Patent owners in India who are litigating their rights should try to obtain interim relief. If they don’t, they face protracted and expensive patent battles, warned an Indian lawyer last week
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June 21, 2012
“Know your enemies and know yourself”. That’s a traditional Chinese saying that sounds like good advice. But one Chinese company that put it in into action found itself in deep legal trouble
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June 21, 2012
Patents are not only property rights; they are also a means of improving customer relations and breaking into new markets. That was the message from companies including ZTE and IBM at this week’s China-International IP Forum
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June 21, 2012
Chinese companies got a crash lesson in defending IP actions at the US International Trade Commission today
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June 20, 2012
Two-thirds of patents opposed at the European Patent Office are revoked or amended. So how can you maximise your chances of forcing your competitors to abandon or modify their patent applications?