France’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition Authority, has penalized Google with a 500-million-euro ($593-million) fine on Tuesday over news copyright issue with the country’s news publishers. The Competition Authority ruled against Google for failing to negotiate “in good faith” with media …
Google’s YouTube has won a legal battle over the illegal uploading of copyrighted music and films, with a top European Union (EU) court, declaring on Tuesday that the site cannot be held accountable automatically in such cases. The EU Court …
World Bank does not uphold forgoing protected innovation rights for COVID-19 vaccines World Trade Organization (WTO) out of concern that it would hamper development in the pharmaceuticals sector. “We don’t support that, for the reason that it would run the …
A Chinese military scientist affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had reportedly filed a patent for a COVID-19 vaccine before the global pandemic started. Virologist Dr. Yusen Zhou filed the vaccine on behalf of China’s People’s Liberation Army on …
Germany on May 6 has rejected a United States-backed proposal to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines, causing the first major rift between the two countries since U.S. President Joe Biden took office. “The U.S. suggestion for the lifting of patent …
The administration of United States President Joe Biden announced on May 5 that it supports waiving the intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines. “This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary …
Apple is required to pay $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications after a federal jury in Marshall, Texas decided that Apple had infringed on patent related digital rights and management. The decision was made on Friday March 19 in a …