Royalties

Monsanto stock surges 7% after govt rolls back decision to cap GM cotton seeds

In an order last week, the agriculture ministry said any company providing any new, advanced variety of GM cotton would not be allowed to charge royalties of more than 10 percent of the price of seeds, currently fixed at Rs 800, for five years from the date of marketing

India tightens rules over sale of Monsanto's GM cotton seeds

India has tightened rules for the sale of genetically-modified cotton seeds, a government order said, in a move that will cap royalties for any new variety that the market's sole supplier - U.S.-based Monsanto Co - decides to develop and sell.

Modi govt caps royalty of BT cotton seeds; US-based Monsanto to be hit

Monsanto cannot charge royalties more that 10 percent of the price of seeds, fixed at Rs 800, for five years from the date of commercialisation

Micromax Yu Yutopia launch postponed to 17 December

The Delhi Court jumps onto its November 2014 injunction with Ericsson, stating that it applies to the Micromax subsidiary Yu Televentures as well.

Maruti to make royalty payments due to parent Suzuki Motor in rupees

Maruti, over 56 percent-owned by Suzuki, currently pays royalties in yen for use of technical know-how and its Japanese parent brand name. The company paid Rs 2486 crore ($412 million), or nearly 6 percent of its net sales, in royalties for the year to March, according to its annual report for the year.<br />

Motorola can’t enforce injunction against Microsoft in Germany: US court

Google’s strength in the ongoing smartphone patent wars has come down by a bit. A US appeals court yesterday ruled that Motorola Mobility, which the

Microsoft to invest $605 million in Barnes &amp; Noble&#039;s Nook

Trying to make their way through an adequately populated eBook market, is Microsoft Inc., who according to ...

Understand Copyright (Amendment) Bill and why broadcasters oppose it

Thanks to the last minute proposed changes the television industry will be kept out of the ambit of the statutory licensing provisions.