Biodiversity experts have strongly opposed the idea of a supranational world patent regime arguing that it would kill the local scientific talent and make government-funded res-earch more expensive.

Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones and tablets HTC has been blocked from using five patents it secured from Google last year to sue tech giant Apple, according to a report.

A US judge upheld an ar

Internet company AOL on Monday said it will sell over 800 of its patents to software giant Microsoft for $1.056 billion.

"The agreement with Microsoft represents the culmination of a robust auction

Mumbai: Domestic IT major Infosys Technologies today said it has applied for 18 patent applications for its different products and services in India and the US during the second quarter, ended on Sept