This is the sign on the back of many trucks and buses in Mumbai / Bombay. They’re saying – ‘let me know if you’re there – I don’t want to bump...

Further to my recent post, on Friday 6 July, Warwick Rothnie’s excellent blog (IP War’s) reported a copyright suit brought by a Second Life Resident (Mr Alderman) in relation to products...

On 10 July 2007, the Dublin High Court held that Ranbaxy’s product infringes the Pfizer Base patent.Same result, different country (see the scorecard on this site for details). [Note, though that...

The Carvedilol story took another interesting turn recently, when on 21 June, Teva sued 7 pharmaceutical companies (Dr Reddy’s, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Orchid, Cadilla, USV & Warnbury) for infringement of 4 of...

It’s a common complaint — ok, so why should we bother obtaining that patent / trade mark / design / etc when we will not be able to enforce if a...

Take home Earlier today (23 May 2007), a unanimous Australian High Court handed down the long-awaited decision in the Lockwood v Doric patent dispute. For those who aren’t patent lawyers –...

On 30 April 2007, the US Supreme Court handed down its long awaited decision in Microsoft v AT&T. It’s usually safe to assume that because IP rights must be granted by...

On 30 April 2007, the US Supreme Court handed down its long awaited (and unanimous) decision in KSR v Teleflex. Lawyers love bullet point tests that they can apply when advising...

In a predictable blow to those wanting to decrease the costs of international intellectual property litigation, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivered its long-awaited judgment in Voda...

The ultimate goal in a global IP dispute is rarely to fight and win every case in every country in the world. This is usually a waste of time and money....