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Tier I, Tier II, Time for Experts; The Curious Case of Scientific Advisers, Party Expert and Two Tiered Confidentiality Club 

SpicyIP

This case is crucial to understand not only the novel concept of Confidentiality Clubs in the Indian IP Litigation but also the issues with regard to the composition of such clubs and the accessibility of the members to confidential information vis-a-vis independently appointed Scientific Advisor. Dispute arose right at this juncture.

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Biotech Licensing Caselaw Update - 2024 Year in (Brief) Review

JD Supra Law

Last year was a surprisingly big one for legal decisions impacting the biotechnology transactions and licensing space.

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(Over) Expanding the Circle: DHC Allows In-house Employees to Access Confidential Documents in InterDigital v. Oppo

SpicyIP

In June 2024, I covered some nuances regarding confidentiality and disclosures in the SB and DB orders passed in InterDigital Technology Corporation vs. Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd ( here and here ). No segregation was made between in-house and external members.

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Nokia and Amazon Reach Licensing Deal to End Litigation Over Streaming Patents

IP Watchdog

Nokia announced today that it has signed a deal with Amazon to end all patent litigation between the two companies, the terms of which are confidential.

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Limited Licensing: An introductory overview

IP and Legal Filings

Intellectual Property License is an agreement between the owner of the Intellectual Property and the party to whom the rights are being given in exchange for a fee or royalty. The present article looks into a comprehensive landscape of Limited License. The IP Owner and the third party are the licensor and the licensee respectively.

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3 Count: Truth Settles

Plagiarism Today

However, now the sides have reached a confidential settlement that brings the case to an end. The lawsuit was filed by Anastas “Pupa Nas-T” Hackett, who claims that the defendants willfully copied his song Work without a license or attribution. The judge dismissed the first iteration of the lawsuit but allowed them to refile.

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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. Do Copyright Societies Fall Under the RTI Act?

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