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From Telugu actor to PM’s former office member, meet the eclectic Indian School Of Business MBA batch!
The new cohort of students in the Post Graduate Programme at the Indian School of Business broke away from the usual engineers and commerce graduates. This diverse group included public servants, former members of the Prime Minister's Office, and even a Tollywood (Telugu cinema) actor!
Delhi High Court calls for regulation of trademark agents
Delhi High Court has directed the Controller General of Patents to create a code of conduct for trademark and patent agents due to misleading advertisements. The court emphasized the need to regulate agents and address complaints effectively.
US Supreme Court bars 'Donald Trump too small' trademark
The U.S. Supreme Court barred on Thursday a federal trademark for the phrase "Trump Too Small" - an irreverent criticism of former President Donald Trump - rejecting a California lawyer's claim that the trademark denial violated his constitutional free speech rights.
India granted over 1 lakh patents in FY24: Official
India granted 1.03 lakh patents in FY 2023-24 with a focus on economic value and strengthening the IP position. The IP office ensures no delays with 40% applications cleared within 30 months, reflecting confidence in research commercialization.
US Supreme Court won't review Apple's win against $503 million patent verdict
Apple and VirnetX were locked in a 14-year-long court battle over the latter's internet-security patents, a case which has seen several trials and appeals. The jury awarded VirnetX $502.8 million in 2020 after a separate jury determined that Apple's iPhones and iPads infringed patents related to virtual private networks.
As many as 75,000 patents granted in last 10 months: Piyush Goyal
"The Indian Patent Office has granted a record 75,000 patents in the last 10 months," he said, adding the government is making it easier to do business and make it less burdensome to meet the requirements of the law and comply with rules and procedures.
Google faces $1.67 billion damages demand at AI-related patent trial
The lawyer, Kerry Timbers, said that after Bates shared his computer-processing innovations with Google from 2010 to 2014, the tech giant unbeknownst to him copied his patented technology rather than licensing it to develop its own AI-supporting chips.
Google faces multibillion-dollar US patent trial over AI technology
Singular Computing, founded by Massachusetts-based computer scientist Joseph Bates, claims Google copied his technology and used it to support AI features in Google Search, Gmail, Google Translate and other Google services.
Nokia's patent dispute persists in China despite deal with one smartphone maker
Nokia, once the world's number one mobile phone maker, holds a significant patent portfolio of some key technologies needed in phone manufacturing and the resulting licensing revenue represented 39% of operating profit in 2022. Nokia has been in legal disputes with Chinese device makers Oppo and Vivo in various countries over the use of 4G and 5G patents since 2021 which have not been resolved, a source familiar with the matter said.
AI systems can't be named as the inventor of patents, UK's top court rules
An artificial intelligence system can't be registered as the inventor of a patent, Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that denies machines the same status as humans.
Apple to halt US sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 smartwatches over patent dispute
The move comes after an order in October from the US International Trade Commission (ITC) that could bar Apple from importing its Apple Watches after finding the devices violate medical technology company Masimo's patent rights.
Legal battle over trademark of the phrase 'Trump too Small'
In a high-profile legal battle, the US Supreme Court is deliberating the 'Trump Too Small' trademark case. The dispute, independent of former President Donald Trump, centers on California attorney Steve Elster's quest to trademark the phrase for T-shirts. The case raises critical questions about the intersection of trademark law and free speech rights, with the US Patent and Trademark Office's rejection of Elster's registration at the core of the issue. The dispute also touches on the origins of the phrase in the 2016 Republican primaries and the boundaries of political commentary.
Headline:Travis Kelce Files 5 New Trademark Requests; Know More Details About The Filings
Kelce, a prominent NFL star, has submitted five trademark requests that include various merchandise. These trademarks, including his own name and signature catchphrase, are poised to improve his brand identity and expand his influence beyond the football field.
Indian patent office hiring 900 professionals: DPIIT secretary
Patent filing has increased by ten times and trademark application filing by six times since 2016, according to Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh. Additional manpower at Indian patent office will help in faster processing of applications.
Why trademarks fail to get registered and how to get successful registrations
Filing for a trademark is important for protecting intellectual property, but not all applications are successful. Businesses that fail to obtain registration face challenges such as lack of legal protection, difficulty in building brand identity, limited geographical reach, inability to license or franchise, rebranding expenses, marketplace confusion, and difficulty in obtaining financing.
What is IndexGPT? Know all about JP Morgan Chase's AI financial service
JP Morgan Chase has filed for a patent for a new financial service based on artificial intelligence, called IndexGPT. Here’s what we know so far.
Need to improve India's patent capacity
The number of patent applications in India has risen, with a significant increase in the share of domestic applications, according to data from the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks. The grant of patents has also gone up, although applications and grants still lag behind India's peers. A key problem is the long time it takes to get a patent, with a bottleneck caused by a lack of adequate capacity at the controller level.
US Supreme Court asked to decide if AI can be a patent 'inventor'
A computer scientist who has waged a global campaign for patents covering inventions conceived by his artificial intelligence system asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to hear his case.
Court revives Apple, Google challenge to US patent-review policy
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a California federal court's decision to dismiss the companies' lawsuit and said the agency may have failed to go through a required public notice-and-comment rulemaking process.
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