India Generic Drug Infringements

September 8, 2011
Medical Sciences Patents, Patent News

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There have been several seizures of Indian generic drug shipments at European ports that were on route to Latin American.

European countries were detaining Indian generic drugs on charges of counterfeiting and patent infringement.

India blamed European countries for creating trade barriers against Indian drug companies to protect the interests of their firms.

According to European Commission laws, if the drug is not patented either in the country of origin or its final destination, it can be seized.

India stated that an agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) allowed these exports as Europe was not the destination for the generic drugs.

Ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and India raised the issue of varying tariff structures in the EU countries.

Both sides have reached a settlement.

The settlement will ensure that none of the 27 members of the economic and trading bloc will detain “Made in India” consignments of generic medicines, which are transiting through EU ports.

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Samsung Galaxy vs Apple iPad UPDATE

August 24, 2011
Patent News

Apple and Samsung are suing each other for patent infringement after Apple accused Samsung of copying its tablet products.

Apple won a temporary injunction against the the Samsung Galaxy Tab in Europe and Australia. Samsung was forced not to sell the device until they can prove that they didn’t infringe on the iPad patents.

This case is now also running in the U.S.

Samsung argues that Stanley Kubrick, not Apple, designed the iPad in his 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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They presented a still image and YouTube video taken from the film, which shows two astronauts using what appear to be tablets.

Samsung says this is an example of “prior art” for the general design of the iPad.

The tablet from 2001: A Space Odyssey has an overall rectangular shape with a dominant display screen, narrow borders, a flat surface, and a thin form factor.

Samsung also mentioned a scene from the 1970′s British TV series The Tomorrow People which also presents a tablet computer.

A senior associate with Melbourne intellectual property law firm Watermark believes Samsung may have a case.

The Apple patent referenced in the Kubrick defense is a design patent that protects the iPad’s physical appearance rather than function.

Apple and Samsung are due back in the Federal Court for a directions hearing on the 29th of August 2011..

Read more:

http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/tablets/samsung-to-apple-kubrick-made-first-ipad-20110824-1j931.html#ixzz1VvPfXYx1

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Samsung Galaxy Tab vs Apple iPad

August 16, 2011
Inventions, Patents

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Apple claims that Samsung copied the design, look and feel of the iPad 2, thereby infringing upon many of Apple’s patents.

In Australia, Apple  filed a lawsuit against Samsung, which blocked it from going on sale and forced them to postpone the launch event. In the U.S, Apple filed a similar lawsuit against Samsung accusing them of violating some of their patents.

Apple has recently won a preliminary injunction against Samsung which stopped the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe, except in Netherlands. Samsung have to take all Galaxy tablets off the shelves until the German court restart the hearing.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was the fastest selling tablet after iPad.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is thinner and lighter than the iPad 2 featuring a larger display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is just 8.6mm thick, slightly thinner than the 8.8mm thick iPad 2.

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