PepsiCo Inc has sued four Indian farmers for cultivating a potato variety that the snack food and drinks maker claims infringes its patent, the company and the growers said on Friday. Pepsi has sued
Sports brand Nike has accused a Chinese footwear brand of infringing numerous design patents and trademarks in a bid to create associations with Nike. “Instead of competing fairly by offering its own...
The European Patent Office (EPO) is now accepting proposals for patent research grants for 2019. The funding scheme has been implemented by the EPO over the last two years as part of an effort to
Ericsson and OPPO have signed a global patent license agreement. This initial agreement includes a cross license covering the 2G, 3G and 4G patent portfolios from both companies. OPPO, the fifth
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children’s entertainment company, announced today that it has recently received a final judgement in its favour in a patent case
US patent grants hit an annual record in 2019 with 333,530 issued at the US Trademark and Patent Office, a 15% increase on the previous year. IBM (with 9,262) and Samsung (6,469) led the pack
The European Patent Office (EPO) has partnered with Serco Germany to develop services relating to the classification and reclassification of patent documentation. Serco has already received five work
A mock patent-litigation trial, which simulated a real case involving IP (intellectual property) infringement and court ruling procedures in China, hoped to "educate" its 100 attendees about — as
A Google patent application published on Friday details a baby monitor powered by artificial intelligence, enabling it to monitor a baby for signs of activity in order to alert parents over WiFi. The
Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) publicly released the "2019 China Patent Investigation Report". The Report shows that China has achieved new results in