Month: March 2026

patents
Intellectual Property News

United States: Sight Sciences Secures $34 Million Patent Infringement Victory Against Alcon

March 31, 2026 Florence Akpotaire Comments Off on United States: Sight Sciences Secures $34 Million Patent Infringement Victory Against Alcon
Sight Sciences has secured a $34 million patent infringement victory against Alcon after a U.S. District Court upheld a jury verdict in a long-running intellectual property dispute between the two medical technology companies. The U.S. […]
Dolby Video Compression LLC v. Snap Inc. Court Case
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United States: Dolby Sues Snap Over AV1 Video Codec, Challenging ‘Royalty-Free’ Status

March 31, 2026 Florence Akpotaire Comments Off on United States: Dolby Sues Snap Over AV1 Video Codec, Challenging ‘Royalty-Free’ Status
Dolby has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Snap Inc., the developer of Snapchat, alleging that the platform’s video encoding and decoding technologies infringe several Dolby patents and raising new questions about the “royalty-free” status […]
Song_Music
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India: Filmmaker T. Rajhentherr Files Copyright Suit Over Songs From 1983 Film Uyir Ulla Varai Usha

March 30, 2026 Florence Akpotaire Comments Off on India: Filmmaker T. Rajhentherr Files Copyright Suit Over Songs From 1983 Film Uyir Ulla Varai Usha
Filmmaker T. Rajhentherr and his wife, Usha Rajhentherr, have filed a joint civil suit before the Madras High Court alleging copyright infringement involving songs from the 1983 blockbuster Uyir Ulla Varai Usha. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy […]
Copyright
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United States: Supreme Court Rules Cox Communications Not Liable for Copyright Infringement

March 30, 2026 Florence Akpotaire Comments Off on United States: Supreme Court Rules Cox Communications Not Liable for Copyright Infringement
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that internet service provider Cox Communications is not liable for copyright infringement committed by its customers who illegally downloaded music. The court reversed a previous jury verdict […]
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Nigeria: Federal Government Signs Agreement to Deploy Product Authentication and Tracking System

March 30, 2026 Florence Akpotaire Comments Off on Nigeria: Federal Government Signs Agreement to Deploy Product Authentication and Tracking System
The Federal Government has formalised a major agreement to deploy the Products Authentication and Tracking System (PATS), in a decisive move aimed at tackling counterfeit and substandard goods while restoring confidence in Nigeria’s markets. According […]