Intellectual Property

India among most challenging economies with respect to IP protection, says USTR; retains Delhi on Priority Watch List

The US trade representative said over the past year, India has remained inconsistent in its progress on IP protection and enforcement

Model Emily Ratajkowski to sell NFT at Christie's in bid to establish ownership over images of self

The piece will be titled 'Buying Myself Back: A Model for Redistribution' and every time her NFT is resold, she will receive an undisclosed cut.

US-China trade war: WTO says American tariffs on Beijing in 2018 broke global trade rules

The Donald Trump administration has continued to play an active role in the World Trade Organisation, but many of Trump’s biggest trade offensives over the past three years have bypassed the organisation’s rules

THE RIGHT WAY TO PRICE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: AT THE END-PRODUCT LEVEL

Markets price intellectual property on the basis of their value to users and consequently their willingness to pay.

Budget 2020: A mixed bag for healthcare services, pharma sector; additional duties on medical devices to hike costs for consumers

While one of the key focus areas for this Budget 2020-21 on socio-welfare front is to widen the reach of affordable healthcare services, it also lays emphasis on government policy of ‘Make in India’.

Donald Trump says no need to strike trade agreement with China before 2020 US presidential elections

US president Donald Trump has said he does not feel the need to strike a trade agreement with China before the next year's presidential elections, emphasising that he is looking for a complete and not a 'partial deal' with Beijing

TCS says 'hungry' for acquisitions, scouts for assets to bring in intellectual property to further accelerate growth

TCS had acquired two entities -- W12 and BridgePoint Group -- last year and both of them have been integrated well with the Mumbai-based firm, said COO

China agrees to foreign investment law, pledges cooperation with US, European firms

Under the bill, foreign investors will enjoy the same privileges as Chinese companies in most sectors.

Govt may exempt DPIIT-certified startups from angel tax; likely to raise investment limit to Rs 25-40 crore

The consideration assumes significance as several startups have claimed to receive angel tax notices, impacting their businesses.

Apple loses $440 million against VirnetX Inc in an intellectual property case

VirnetX and Apple have been fighting over patents since 2010 in rollercoaster litigation.