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Explainer: Covid-19 vaccine patents dominate global trade talks
WTO members will assess on Wednesday signs of progress in talks on a proposal by South Africa and India to waive patent rights on Covid-19 vaccines in order to boost supply to developing countries
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Nokia settles multi-year patent fight with Lenovo across all jurisdictions
Finland's Nokia has settled a multi-year patent fight with China's Lenovo Group, the world's biggest PC maker, resolving all pending litigation across all jurisdictions, the companies said
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US Jury tells Apple to pay $308.5 million for patent infringement
A federal jury in Texas said Apple Inc must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) for infringing a patent associated with digital rights management
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LG wins mobile technology-related patent infringement suit against TCL
LG Electronics said on Tuesday that it has won a patent infringement suit against Chinese electronics giant TCL over mobile technology-related patent infringement
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Next Covid-19 vaccine challenge: Crossing the economic and patent barrier
India's proposed WTO waiver faces stiff opposition from the US and EU
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Won't enforce Covid vaccine patents during pandemic, says Moderna
Holding a drug patent usually assures a company an extended period of exclusivity, and the profits that can come with having a market to itself
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5G arrival tees up patent fights in a market set to grow 12,000%
Automakers are now in court fighting some of the same companies that phonemakers such as Apple had to pay billions of dollars for use of their wireless standards technology
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Micron Tech joins hands with top Indian institutes to foster innovation
Micron, with a legacy of more than 43,000 patents, will guide the programme's efforts to bridge collaboration across different institutions
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Once a mobile-phone superpower, Nokia still has a potent weapon
Nokia has retained a catalogue of thousands of wireless communications patents
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Shot of Hope: Equal access a hurdle after race to coronavirus vaccine
The second of a two-part series examines challenges linked to IPR and monopoly once Covid-19 vaccine is created
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IBM receives record 9,262 US patents in 2019; India 2nd-highest contributor
In 2019, IBM was granted patents across key technology areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing, quantum computing and security
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IIT-D files 150 patents in 2019 ranging from bulletproof clothes to 5G tech
"We have also initiated programs to foster increased student and faculty participation in deep technology start-ups that are backed by strong Intellectual Property," IIT Delhi Director said
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Who leads the autonomous driving patent race?
Germany's traditionally strong car industry is keen to maintain its strong position in the future
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Govt brings in fast-track option for patents
The amendment also offers application withdrawal
Government sets target to cut patent examinations time to 18 mts
The reduction in examination time will happen gradually and benchmarks are being fixed to achieve the target
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