OEMs issue several seizure orders

OEMs issue several seizure orders

HP Inc and Canon have continued their IP battles, with the latest development seeing a slew of seizure and forfeiture orders issued by the USITC. The first order was handed out on 2 May 2018 by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) to NuTone in...
Kyocera ranked among top 100 Global Innovators

Kyocera ranked among top 100 Global Innovators

Kyocera Corporation has been recognised as one of the Top 100 Global Innovators by Clarivate Analytics, a worldwide information solutions provider. Kyocera’s 2017 patent success rate and global reach were identified as “outstanding”, marking the fourth consecutive...
United Kingdom ratifies Hague Agreement

United Kingdom ratifies Hague Agreement

British and international IP holders who wish to apply for UK-registered designs will benefit from increased flexibility from the 13th of June, after the United Kingdom ratified the 1999 Hague Agreement Act. The nation has been in discussion about acceding to the...
Russian court orders HP to pay IP levy

Russian court orders HP to pay IP levy

A commercial court in Moscow has ruled that the national subsidiary of HP must pay a 108 million ruble ($1.9 million, €1.5million) levy. As GDNOnline reports, the levy “is destined to compensate intellectual property rights holders” led by Nikita Mikhalkov, an...