Delhi High Court Banned Xiaomi Phones

New Delhi, 11^th December, 2014: The Delhi High Court in an interim order has restrained Xiaomi as well as online e-commerce site Flipkart from selling in India handsets of the Chinese mobile maker that run on the technology patented by Ericsson.

The court has also restrained Xiaomi or its agents from making, assembling, importing or offering for sale its devices which are infringing the mobile phone technology patented by Ericsson.

Justice G P Mittal directed the customs authorities to prevent import of Xiaomi phones that are infringing the patents of Ericsson and if any consignment is imported, the same be informed to Ericsson and its objections be decided as per the Intellectual Property Rules.

“I am satisfied that plaintiff (Ericsson) has made out a prima facie case for grant of ad interim injunction in its favour. The balance of convenience also lies in favour of plaintiff and in the absence of an injunction order, plaintiff will suffer irreparable loss and injury,” the court said.

It also issued summons and notice to Xiaomi and Flipkart and directed them to file an affidavit disclosing the number of devices – that are AMR, EDGE and 3G compliant – sold by them in India till date. They have to also indicate in the affidavit the revenue earned by selling these devices till date.

Xiaomi Phones on display

The court has also appointed three local commissioners to visit the premises of Xiaomi and Flipkart where the devices are stored in order to inspect and collect documents as well as seal the infringing mobiles.

The total fees of the local commissioners, amounting to Rs. 3.5 lakh shall be borne by Ericsson apart from travel and stay expenses, it said. The local commissioners have to submit their report within four weeks, it also said.

The order was passed on the plea of Ericsson that Xiaomi has been violating its eight patents pertaining to AMR, EDGE and 3G technologies in the field of telecommunication.

Ericsson has said that it had invited Xiaomi to use its patented technology by obtaining a licence, but instead of doing so, the Chinese manufacturer launched its devices in India in July 2014.

Customise Innovation with COMPASS 2013, The Tech Fair

Kolkata, December 17, 2013: The one year long pause of tech savvy freaks are over and the countdown has begun for the Eastern India’s biggest Tech Fair, COMPASS 2013. A gala press conference was held at Hotel Hindustan International, Kolkata on 17^th December, 2013 by the organising committee and the concerned authorities of COMPASS (Computer Association of Eastern India). They have started their journey in the year 1997 and unceasingly being applauded year after year as it is becoming bigger, better and more entertaining indeed. The fair will be organized at Milan Mela Ground from December 20^th to 23^rd, 2013. Grippingly 3 entertaining events, 20 pavilions, 98 stalls and 74 participants will comprise the fair with a gigantic infrastructure.

This tech fair provides a renowned stage to all its vendors & principal companies, IT channel partners, students, media agencies, business partners and end users. COMPASS 2013 will be gracefully inaugurated by the honourable IT Minister of West Bengal, Shri Partha Chatterjee on 20^th November, 2013 along with Mr Manish Gupta (Regional Sales Director, Dell India) as the Guest of Honour.

On this occasion, Mr Pawan Jajodia, President of COMPASS 2013 said, “As we move into the 16^th year of our eventual journey, we at COMPASS feel extremely thrilled to bring to you, ICE 2013- Information, Communication & Entertainment, a one-of-a-kind theme for an event as unique as ours. With technology now playing a major role in the evolution of communication & entertainment, this year we have also included desktops, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, smart TVs, home theatres, office automation, ERPs & dot coms, animation, gaming, digital media, CCTV, security systems and much more.”

The fair is also dynamically packed with gaming leagues, i.e. “Man vs Machine” and games like Counter Strike, Call of Duty, FIFA 2014, NFS Most Wanted and many electrifying as such are crammed. COMPASS 2013 is also hosting an Inter-School Quiz with over 20 prominent schools participating in the competition. Certainly, exciting prizes are to be won all of the contests to the winners & audiences too. An outlet of True Colour 3D Scanning & Printing services will be setup in the tech fair which is nevertheless durable, affordable and eco-friendly of course.

Eventually COMPASS 2013 is also coming with the “Tell-Me-How Section”, where everyone can learn whatsoever about their gadgets & gizmos. This initiative will master the tools and undoubtedly gear up the gadget’s performance of the audiences at the fair gathered. They will get hold of tips & tricks from the warlocks of the industry and finally learn to canon their respective machines at one go.

Therefore it is highly supposed that COMPASS 2013 encourages innovation & creativity and sooner it is expected to spread it tech magic across the globe.       

City Overwhelmed with Jagannath Culture & National Integration

Kolkata, December 15, 2013: On this breezy winter morning, the whole of MCC Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kolkata and other dignitaries gathered in the MCCI to experience the spiritual session with Shri Jagannath Daitapati- Chief Servitor of Lord Jagannath Temple. This session was warmly addressed by the President, MCCI Mr Sanjay Agarwal.

In this session, an inspirational video was played which is being deeply appreciated by the devotees & audiences. Shri Daitapati delivered a huge captivating speech to the people and mentioned a prediction that in the later time, there might be some possibilities of well-being in the commerce of the state. Shri Subrata Mukherjee, Hon’ble Minister of PHE, Panchayat & Rural Development, West Bengal, who is again a devotee of Lord Jagannath and a fervent admirer of Shri Daitapati. He has gladly agreed to grace the holy session as the Guest of Honour.

The English word of Jagannath is ‘Juggernaut’ which refers to ‘an unstoppable force’. Daitapati is popularly known as Jaguni, he is blessed with the rare flair of communicating with the Lord who is believed to answer his prayers. His profound knowledge of the Jagannatha cult has been gained through involvement & revelation of the almighty. Shri Daitapati treats all devotees with equal importance, irrespective of colour, caste, creed or economic status. Despite the presence of so many servitors, Jagannathji glosses above all in terms of spirituality, glory and influence upon the people.

It was an interactive gathering too as the other dignitaries were curious to know about certain facts of the almighty and was impeccably answered by Daitapati. Shri daitapati Jaguniji is only 62 years old and one of the chosen few by the grace of Lord Jagannath to serve him. He wholly blesses all and enlightened everyone about the unique cult of the Lord.