Intellectual Property & Tech

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (345+ words) The Uttarakhand High Court on 7 October held that a court must assess competing trademarks as a whole while determining deceptive similarity, and restrained jeweller Poonam Bhatt from using “SWARNIKA” pending the disposal of a suit alleging infringement of Deepanshu Bansal's…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (468+ words) The Madras High Court on 9 October set aside the refusal of Hyderabad-based Tregum Remedies Private Limited's application for “THE SKIN COMPANY” in Class 3 and directed the Registry to advertise the mark in the Trade Marks Journal. A Single Judge Bench…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (77+ words) Anti-Terror Bollard Co. Says Rival Infringed Patent Law360 Try our Advanced Search for more refined results The Practice of Law Deep News & Analysis Anti-Terror Bollard Co. Says Rival Infringed Patent Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (347+ words) US Copyright fees jump on November 11. Register songs and albums now to lock in lower rates before many costs double. The US Copyright Office is raising service fees on November 11, 2026 despite objections from songwriters and industry trade groups. Following a…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago   (497+ words) Professor Alison Fell and Daren Tang, WIPO Director General The University of Liverpool has partnered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to offer a new Master of Laws (LL.M) in intellectual property (IP), Innovation and Sustainable Creative Industries. Set to…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (421+ words) A 54 year old man in the United States has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using artificial intelligence generated music and automated streaming accounts to fraudulently collect more than $8 million in royalties from music platforms. Michael Smith, from Cornelius,…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (499+ words) The Gujarat High Court on 9 October held that the Rs. 50 crore received by Shantaben K. Patel from the sale of the 'Nirma' and 'Nima' trademarks was not taxable as long-term capital gains because their cost of acquisition was unascertainable. A Division…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (670+ words) Australia's peak recorded music bodies have challenged claims that existing copyright laws could leave local creators behind in the growing AI market. ARIA and PPCA have criticised comments made by the co-chairs of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Artificial Intelligence…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1020+ words) Wolters Kluwer Divisional Applications and Double Patenting: When Portfolio Optionality Becomes Litigation Strategy A divisional is worth what it allows its owner to argue later. G 1/25, and the referral now pending as G 1/26, sharpen a familiar point: that value comes…...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (226+ words) Targeted measures announced to make SEP licensing clearer, more accessible and more efficient. The government has today published its response to its consultation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). This sets out a package of targeted, practical measures the government will…...