Bumble files counter lawsuit against Tinder<\/strong><\/p>\nBumble has now filed a counter lawsuit against Tinder\u2019s parent company Match Group in response to the patent infringement lawsuit filed by the latter against Bumble. Bumble in its lawsuit has said that it has\u00a0“suffered special damages, as the disparagement by Match has chilled the market for an investment in Bumble.” Bumble has further listed several\u00a0causes of action against Tinder such as Tortious interference with prospective business relations, Fraud, Unfair competition, Promissory estoppel and Business and commercial disparagement.<\/p>\n
Huawei wins patent injunction against Samsung in China<\/strong><\/p>\nA Chinese Court in a 350-page long judgment upheld an injunction against Samsung sought by Huawei in a SEP (Standard Essential Patent) patent infringement dispute with the Korean company. The court\u00a0in its decision observed that Samsung hadn’t behaved \u201creasonably when Huawei asked for a royalty, and weighed up the strength of other evidence.\u201d While Samsung hasn\u2019t yet made its future course of actions clear, it is quite certain that the Korean company will have to abide by the Courts decision until a decision is made.<\/p>\n
Qualcomm does not want Apple to move the dispute to UK<\/strong><\/p>\nAfter the Apple \u2013 Qualcomm battle spilled into a U.K. court last week, Qualcomm\u00a0has said that their legal fight should stay firmly across the Atlantic. Qualcomm asked Judge Paul Morgan to to declare that the British court has no right to determine whether it breached competition laws because the matter will effectively be settled in California, where Apple has been battling the chipmaker since May 2017. Apple on the other hand has said that England is the proper place for its complaint, as the tech giant is seeking to recover alleged losses across the European Union.<\/p>\n
International Patent Updates<\/h2>\n
UK IPO signs PPH agreement with Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\nThe UK Intellectual Property Office has signed a patent prosecution highway (PPH) agreement with the Brazilian National Institution of IP.\u00a0PPH agreements allow patents offices to request fast-track examination in the partner country after a patent application has\u00a0been granted in the home country. Brazil has in fact entered into a range of PPH agreements with various IP offices in recent months, including Japan, Europe and the US.<\/p>\n
BananaIP\u2019s Patent \/ Design Tip of the Week<\/h2>\n
Intellectual Property App by the Indian Patent Office<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Intellectual Property App hosted by the Indian Patent Office is certainly a great app to keep track of the latest patent and other IP updates from the Indian Patent Office. Applicants can also use this app to monitor the status of their patent applications. The app is available for free download on the Google play store and is certainly a must have for any IP professional.<\/p>\n
Author: BIP\u2019s Patent Attorneys<\/strong><\/p>\nLed by Senior Partners, Somashekar Ramakrishna, Nitin Nair and Vinita Radhakrishnan, BIP’s Patent Attorneys are among the leading patent practitioners in the country. They work with clients such as Mahindra and Mahindra, Samsung, HCL, Eureka Forbes, and Titan. They specialize in IT\/Software, Electronics\/Telecom, Mechanical, Automotive, and Bio\/Pharma domains, and help clients with patent filing, prosecution, management and strategy in India, and across the world.<\/p>\n
The weekly patent news initiative is a part of their pro bono work, and is aimed at spreading patent awareness. You are free to share the news with appropriate attribution and backlink to the source.<\/p>\n
If you have any questions, you may write to BIP’s Patent Attorneys – contact@bananaip.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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