article thumbnail

Analysing Dipak Ranjan Mukherjee vs. Ministry of Commerce & Industry in Context of Transparency, Privacy and the RTI Act

SpicyIP

In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. Many such examples have piled up throughout the years.

Privacy 110
article thumbnail

Daniel Alexander KC says "no" on indemnity costs, blanket confidentiality orders and permission to appeal in Oxford University Innovation dispute

The IPKat

In the consequentials hearing judgment [2023] EWHC 138 , the Judge dealt with (1) royalty payments; (2) costs; (3) confidentiality; and (4) permission to appeal. Of the most interesting to this Kat was the treatment of costs (well, some of them), confidentiality and permission to appeal.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Misc. Docket 22-160: Is your (old) appeal on this list?

Patently-O

These records predate the court’s transition to its electronic case management filing system in 2012 and once transferred to the National Archives will remain in only paper format and will not be made available online. The latest appeal was docketed in 2012, and most of the appeals listed were docketed between 2003 and 2010.

article thumbnail

Defending Design Patents

Patently-O

those not filed through the Hague System) are kept confidential and unpublished unless and until they issue as patents. We note that our findings are consistent with what Andrew Torrance found in his 2012 study of design patent litigation. By the mid-1990s, that rate was nearly 80%. But most regular design applications (i.e.,

article thumbnail

Limited Licensing: An introductory overview

IP and Legal Filings

The term, termination, consideration, and most importantly, the obligation to legally abide by the confidentiality of information shared between both parties shall be duly complied with. The limitations of use need to be specified and it has to be clearly stated that the Licensor retains full ownership rights.

article thumbnail

Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture by Professor David Vaver – “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond”

IPilogue

In Hubbard v Vosper [1972] 2 QB 84 , the Church of Scientology sued a former member for publishing a book criticizing Scientology that contained material copied from Scientology books and documents, as well as confidential information pertaining to Scientology courses.

Fair Use 110
article thumbnail

Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

IP and Legal Filings

The protection of the trade secrets (the specific and confidential information about the production of the company and give the business a competitive advantage in the industry) can be legalized under major sub pars including: Patents – the protection comes with time strain. Is Copyright registration mandated in India?