China's PCT international patent applications top world for 5 consecutive years: WIPO chief
China has become the country with the most international patent applications, according to AIPPI President Shoichi Okuyama.
Mon Oct 21 2024
China leading generative AI patents race, UN report says
China filed over 38,000 GenAI inventions from 2014-2023, while the US filed 6,276 in the same period, WIPO reported.
Wed Jul 03 2024
Dozens of firms to make cheap version of Merck COVID pill for poorer nations
Nearly 30 generic drugmakers in Asia, Africa and the Middle East will make cheap versions of Merck & Co's COVID-19 pill.
Fri Jan 21 2022
Apple: Third patent infringement conviction in a year
Apple has been ordered to pay 300 million dollars in damages to the company Optis Wireless for patent infringement.
Wed Aug 18 2021
Countries urge broader patent waivers than just COVID vaccines
More than 60 countries have presented a revision of their text before the WTO on ditching intellectual property protect protections.
Mon May 24 2021
Asia should lead in opening up patent protection to produce cheaper life-saving medicines - PM
Muhyiddin said this should give way to a total transformation of the pharmaceutical patent system.
Thu May 20 2021
Apple has filed a patent to watch 3D content without special glasses or headset
Will it be possible to display a 3D image one day without wearing a special pair of glasses?
Tue May 18 2021
US move to loosen vaccine patents will draw drug companies to bargain: Lawyers
Vaccine makers like Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTEch have argued that patents have not been a limiting factor in supply.
Fri May 07 2021
US backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance
Biden threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines.
Thu May 06 2021
Explainer: COVID-19 vaccine patents dominate global trade talks
WTO urges vaccine makers to increase technology transfer to bring in new manufacturing capacity, to be transparent on contracts and pricing.
Wed May 05 2021
Clean energy innovation slowing, report warns
Electric vehicles are driving the dominance of end-use technologies in low-carbon energy patenting.
Sat May 01 2021
Jury tells Apple to pay $308.5 million for patent infringement
PMC, a licensing firm, had originally sued Apple in 2015 alleging the tech giant's iTunes service infringed seven of its patents.
Sat Mar 20 2021
MPOB among top 20 local applicants for patents with high potential for commercialisation
Ahmad Parveez said the nine patents filed in 2020 had great potential for commercialisation.
Fri Mar 05 2021
Chinese tech patents tools that can detect, track Uighurs
IPVM reveals a cluster of patents for systems that could be used to analyse images for the presence of Uighurs.
Thu Jan 14 2021
Generex files trademark and patent for COVID-19 vaccine
Based on results of the ex-vivo human studies, Generex has initiated good manufacturing practice production of several COVID-19 epitopes.
Thu Jan 07 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024