Week’s news headlines – Apr. 13th 2017

Patents Swiss-type Claims Confirmed as Patentable by Malaysian High Court The Federal Court’s decision in SKB Shutters Manufacturing Sdn Bhd v Seng Kong Shutter Industries Sdn Bhd & Anor (“SKB Shutters”) has been widely reported and commented on. Briefly, the Federal Court decided that if an independent claim of a patent was established as invalid […]

Week’s news headlines – Mar. 3rd 2017

Patents Migraine supplement at centre of patent battle Supplements company Akeso Health Sciences has filed a complaint against organic foods distributor United Natural Foods for patent infringement over a dietary supplement for patients suffering from migraines. http://www.lifesciencesipreview.com/news/migraine-supplement-at-centre-of-patent-battle-2048 Indian tech industry desperately needs patent office clarity and support in the boardroom The IP landscape in India […]

Week´s news headlines – Oct. 14th 2016

Intellectual property rights: In copy-and-paste age plagiarism and piracy not serious issues Legislation for author versus publisher relationships may have improved, but there is still the perception that authors get little royalty from books. Those huge advances are extremely rare. Read more at: http://www.financialexpress.com/fe-     Turkey Introduces Intellectual Property Rules For Scientific And Technological Research […]