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mRNA Patent Litigation: The ‘Sport of Kings’

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Moderna recently sued Pfizer alleging patent infringement of three out of eight patents that cover its Covid 19 vaccine (Spikevax). Moderna’s patent infringement lawsuit is a revenue seeking activity since Moderna wants fair compensation but does not want to remove Comirnaty from the market. Image from here.

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Alina Trapova (The University of Nottingham) and João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR)) have published the fourth and final trimester of the 2021 round-up of EU Copyright Law (you can read the first, second and third trimester editions here , here and here ). disputes between domain names and trademarks).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 28 – July 4)

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Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility. I demonstrate with examples how copyright policies of many state governments restrict the very access that the State Boards publishing textbooks were meant to facilitate. Thematic Highlight. Image from here. In light of Twitter blocking IT Minister R.S.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] 2] Virtually nonexistent in the patent space in the U.S. 20] (The orders apply to all parties and litigation before his Court, not just parties to patent disputes, but do not extend, as yet, to the other sitting judges there.) 8, 2022). [30]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

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She notes that an issue often highlighted in this space is the artists’ lack of bargaining and negotiating power while dealing with big publishing houses and the clout the latter have in the industry. agreed to settle two patent-infringement claims over telecommunications technology royalties. and Verizon Communications Inc.

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Spicy IP Weekly Review (November 16- November 21)

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while also acknowledging the pending applications for change of ownership. Canadian Supreme Court rejects appeal from Nova Chemicals against Dow’s C$ 645 million patent infringement award. Pidilite Industries Limited vs Riya Chemy on 11 November, 2022 (Bombay High Court). M/S Prestige Estates Projects vs M/S Falcon Shelters Pvt.

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“What’s Mine Is Not Yours To Give Me”—Nor To Take Without Just Compensation: A New Jersey’s Reaction To Sovereign Immunity, Intellectual Property, & Takings

LexBlog IP

26 , rejected the claim that taking away, or ignoring, the ability-to-control indicia of ownership amounts to a taking: Similarly, property rights, including copyright, have been described as ownership of a bundle of rights or interests. See Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. Nation Enters., 539, 546, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d