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As COVID patent war rages on, pharma group seeks fairer future access

An alliance of companies has pledged to ensure equitable access to vaccines and treatments for pandemics, as the friction around intellectual property rights for COVID-19 interventions between the pharmaceutical industry and developing nations endures.

Reuters

Department ramps up piracy inspections as tourists return

The Intellectual Property Department vows to tighten its inspection of pirated products, especially in tourist destinations, as they are projected to proliferate after the country's reopening.

Bangkok Post

Special Report: Who owns intellectual property?

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Less talk, more action needed to reform IP for all

IP laws are supposed to work to aid pharmaceutical innovation in rich nations. Can a new system support treating illnesses rife in developing economies, too?

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Keeping traditional knowledge free

Recent work has strengthened the intellectual property rights ecosystem to protect traditional knowledge from commercial patents.

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DatChat Closes Acquisition Bolstering Its Web 3.0, Metaverse Presence

Communications and social media company DatChat, Inc (NASDAQ:DATS) closed on the previously announced acquisition of Avila Security Corporation. DatChat issued 1 million shares, subject to a lock-up agreement. The transaction terms included $1 million in cash and the greater of 739,650 shares or $2.5 million of stock. The transaction expands DatChat's intellectual property assets by…

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Israel cautions India on Intellectual Property related issues while committing to ‘share’ tech and knowhow for ‘Make in India’ success

Israel’s Ambassador to India Naor Gilon, at an event at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that he got three serious complaints from Israeli companies about IP problems in India

The Hindu

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The words, 'Welsh Cake', 'cariad' and 'hiraeth' have been trademarked by a company in a decision branded 'ridiculous'

The decision by the Intellectual Property Office means other businesses, which make similar products, can't use the terms

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Samsung Snaps This OLED Company Reputed For Foldable Devices For $300M

Samsung Display Co. scooped display company Cynora GmbH for $300 million, gaining technology for so-called OLED screens, Bloomberg reports. Samsung acquired Cynora’s intellectual property and technology under the deal. The Bruchsal, Germany-based company, terminated its workforce under the arrangement. Samsung was already an investor in Cynora, with LG Electronics Inc (OTC:LGEJY) and other display…

Benzinga

Metaverses, NFTs and Web3 Will Unlock Trillions Of Dollars In Economic Value And Opportunity

By Constantin Kogan The most expensive NFT in the world, The Merge, created by the artist Pak, sold for $91.8 million. In ten years, this record-breaking purchase won't be a footnote on the list of the top 10 most expensive NFTs.

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White House: G7 to address China's forced labor, intellectual property theft

The Group of Seven wealthy countries will address what they see as China's use of forced labor and intellectual property theft and other issues, the White House said on Saturday.

Reuters

Intellectual Property Rights Cell inaugurated at JSS AHER

Focus would be on innovations, research

The Hindu

Worksport Launches Storefronts On Amazon, eBay And Walmart Marketplace

Worksport Ltd (NASDAQ:WKSP) has launched its eCommerce storefronts on Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Marketplace. N.A. Williams Company will execute Worksport’s marketing campaigns on each platform with account executives and marketing managers. The move is expected to drive sales higher and is the result of the company’s restructuring plan. “Our teams and I are thrilled to provide our…

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British Retailer Frasers Boosts Investment In Hugo Boss

British retail and intellectual property group Frasers Group PLC (OTC:SDIPF) has increased its investment in Hugo Boss AG (OTC:BOSSY), the German luxury fashion brand, to €900 million. Frasers noted the increased position reflects its belief in the Hugo Boss brand, strategy, and management team. Fraser now holds 3.4 million shares of common stock, representing…

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IGC Acquires Exclusive Rights For A Potential Alzheimer's Drug Development Candidate

One of subsidiaries of India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE: IGC) reached an intellectual property license agreement for a potential Alzheimer’s drug development candidate.

Reason

Attitude-Altering Slippery Slopes: Just What Will People Infer from Past Decisions?, Continued

[This month, I'm serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope.] From Aggregates of Legislative or Judicial Decisions.—So far, the discussion has focused on the principles that people may draw from one statute or case. But people who are applying the is-ought heuristic often look…

Los Angeles Times

Why 'Lightyear' disappointed at the box office for Disney and Pixar

"Solo: A Star Wars Story." "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw." These days, as Hollywood milks its intellectual property for all its worth, many movie franchises have produced that one spinoff that pushed the limits of a connected film universe.

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Plea for intellectual property rights waiver for COVID-19 jabs hits a wall

‘We are disappointed with the inadequate outcome on waiving intellectual property for COVID-19 medical tools that resulted from more than 20 months of deliberations,’ says Medicins Sans Frontieres.

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WTO Seeks Shot in the Arm with Covid Jab IP Idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines. The World Trade Organization's first ministerial meeting since December 2017 is wrestling with the wording of a text that would temporarily waive patents…

France 24

World Trade Organization seeks shot in the arm with Covid jab IP idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.

The Hindu

WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Goyal

"For India, a response to the pandemic would not be complete without a TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver," the Union Mininster said.

The Hindu

Explained | The Indian patent regime and its clash with the U.S. norms

The U.S. Trade Representative highlighted IP challenges in India in its annual Special 301 report released last month

Benzinga

Here's Why JPMorgan Upgraded Rating On Take-Two Interactive Software

JPMorgan analyst David Karnovsky upgraded Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $175, down from $205, following a period of restriction. With the close of the Zynga acquisition, Take-Two now offers a scaled portfolio of mobile games, apart from leading PC/console intellectual property and a pipeline of content set…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver Expected Soon, Says WTO Head: Reuters

In a telephone interview with Reuters, WTO's Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an agreement on waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines is within reach. A key World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting is scheduled next week to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver debate. "If we get one or two deliverables, that…

The Conversation

Do AI systems really have their own secret language?

A new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) models can produce “creative” images on-demand based on a text prompt. The likes of Imagen, MidJourney, and DALL-E 2 are beginning to change the way creative content is made with implications for copyright and intellectual property.

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