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Cancer tests will continue despite patent wrangle

   17 July 2008 at 13:58

The Australian hospital laboratory used to test New Zealand women for genetic susceptibility to an aggressive form of breast and ovarian cancer will continue the tests despite a patent row, the Auckland District Health Board says.The tests, which det ..



Apple sues Mac clone maker Psystar for copyright infringement

   17 July 2008 at 13:58

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Psystar, claiming the Florida-based company violated its copyright and software licensing agreements. Psystar began selling a Mac clone in April despite the fact that Apple’s Mac OS X licensing agreement forbids comp ..



India's IAEA draft: Invoking Para 29 won't be easy

   17 July 2008 at 13:58

Of all the provisions in India's draft safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the termination clause in Paragraph 29 has occasioned considerable debate. One of India's lead negotiators, Dr R B Grover of the Department of At ..

Posted in Legal Documents |   891 Views


HC asks bureaucrats to decide on rehabilitation of encroachers

   16 July 2008 at 19:12

Chennai, Jul 16 Madras High Court has directed top officials of Tamil Nadu to hold a meeting to determine whether unauthorised occupants of an area were eligible to be rehabilitated.Five senior civil servants appeared yesterday before a Division Be ..

Posted in Others |   202 Views


SC asks why FIRs not being lodged when mandatory

   16 July 2008 at 19:12

New Delhi, Jul 14 The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre, all States and Union Territories, seeking an explanation why the directions of the court regarding the mandatory lodging of an FIR in case of cognisable offences are not being ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   828 Views


Patent bid sparks fear of price hike for cancer test

   16 July 2008 at 17:30

The tests, which detect mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, are performed in eight laboratories nationwide and cost up to $2500, a charge covered by state government-run clinics. Hundreds of such tests are done in Australia every year, often for ..



3Com to receieve $70 million payment from Realtek as part of patent settlement

   16 July 2008 at 17:30

3Com Corp. said Monday that Realtek Group will pay it $70 million as part of a settlement regarding the long-standing patent dispute between the two companies. On April 9, a jury awarded 3Com $45.3 million for past patent infringement by Realtek Semi ..



Ranbaxy may face probe in India as well

   16 July 2008 at 17:30

The US government’s legal move against Ranbaxy for allegedly selling adulterated drugs in the US could expose the company to an investigation back home too. Concerned whether shareholders in the company were kept in the dark about potential risks or ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   290 Views


Supreme Court recalls order of hearing PIL in camera in GPF fraud case

   16 July 2008 at 17:30

The Supreme Court has recalled its order of hearing a PIL in judge's chamber involving 36 judges who are facing allegations of being beneficiaries of Rs 7 crore GPF fraud, which took place in Ghaziabad district court treasury between 2001 and 2007.A ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   283 Views


Viacom, YouTube reach data deal

   16 July 2008 at 17:30

Viacom has agreed to let Google strip identifying information from YouTube viewers' data before complying with a judge's order to hand over the records as part of a copyright infringement lawsuit.Viacom and other parties to the litigation agreed to a ..