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Access to Knowledge
Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
19 May 2016
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Train-a-Wikipedian and policy discussion meetup in HyderabadThe first on-ground Train-a-Wikipedian and policy discussion meetup was conducted in Hyderabad on 15 May 2016. 14 editors from 5 Indian Wikimedia communities participated in this event.
17 May 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIM, AhmedabadThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in IIM, Ahmedabad.
15 May 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from NUJSThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in the West Bengal National University of …
15 May 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from NALSARThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in NALSAR.
15 May 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from JNUThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
15 May 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIT, KharagpurThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in the Indian Institute of Technology, …
15 May 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Delhi UniversityThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in Delhi University.
15 May 2016
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Draft Law Would Prohibit Showing ‘Disputed Areas’ on Maps of IndiaMaps that label geographic areas of conflict as “disputed” territories in India could put one behind bars for seven years with 1B Indian Rupees (US$15M) penalty if a recently proposed bill becomes law.
12 May 2016
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Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon organised at Sagara, KarnatakaA two-day-long Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised at Sagara, Karnataka during January 26-27. A photowalk was also organised on the 25th to cover places of encyclopedic importance.
10 May 2016
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Wikipedia’s 15th birthday inspires Bangla translators; Odia-language Women’s History Month edit-a-thonsBangla-language Wikipedians translated about 600 articles for their language’s Wikipedia; Odia-language Wikimedians hosted their second annual Women’s History Month edit-a-thon.
10 May 2016
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Indian Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Discussion Paper on Standard Essential PatentsIndia’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (“DIPP”) released in March, earlier this year, a discussion paper on standard essential patents and their availability on fair, reasonable and non discriminatory terms.
9 May 2016
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Indian English Wikipedian Nvvchar completes 1500 Did You Know articlesIndian English Wikipedian Nvvchar has completed 1500 Did you know articles. This is the second highest on English Wikipedia.
4 May 2016
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Images and links matter qualityWikipedia articles are considered of a higher quality when they have illustrations. An article without images is considered dull. Wikipedia is all about references. Any information on Wikipedia is encouraged to have verifiable citations. …
3 May 2016
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Shape of IPRs and Agriculture post the WTO Nairobi MinisterialCIS is running a series of meetups focused on intellectual property to bring folks interested in IP law to discuss developments in access to knowledge, climate change, health, trade, etc. At the first meet-up in February, Prof. Biswajit …
1 May 2016
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Comments on Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Discussion Paper on Standard Essential Patents and their Availability on Frand TermsThe Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The comments were prepared by Anubha Sinha, Nehaa Chaudhari and Rohini Lakshané.
30 Apr 2016
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National IPR Policy Series : Sectoral Innovation Councils on Intellectual Property Rights – RTI Requests + DIPP ResponsesCIS filed an RTI application on August 11, 2015, seeking information regarding the functioning of the Sectoral Innovation Council (SInC) on Intellectual Property Rights. This posts documents the responses received.
30 Apr 2016
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Eight Challenges Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to OvercomeEven after a decade of existence, Indian language Wikipedias are not yet known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia, the largest available encyclopedia made in the human history, is what it is today because of the hundreds and …
30 Apr 2016
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CCI allowed to probe Ericsson: FAQs on Ericsson’s disputes with Micromax and IntexThe blog post is an analysis of the recent decision of the Delhi High Court, clarifying that the Competition Commission of India could investigate Ericsson for a violation of competition law. A shorter version of this blog post was …
26 Apr 2016
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Summary of CIS Comments to DIPP’s Discussion Paper on SEPs and their availability on FRAND termsThis blog post summarises CIS’ responses to DIPP’s Discussion Paper on SEPs and their availability on FRAND terms. The response made specific recommendations regarding adequacy of Indian law to determine SEP litigation, remedies for FRAND …
26 Apr 2016
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Tezpur UniversityThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in Tezpur University. The author has analysed …
23 Apr 2016
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Responses to the DIPP's Discussion Paper on SEPs and their Availability on FRAND TermsThe Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India, requested comments through its "Discussion Paper on Standard Essential Patents and Their Availability on FRAND Terms" on March 1, 2016. This post is a …
19 Apr 2016
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Celebrating the 13th anniversary of Kannada WikipediaThe Kannada-language Wikipedia, arguably the largest online encyclopedia in Kannada language, celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14, 2016 in Mangalore.
2 Apr 2016
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Dataset: Patent Landscape of Mobile Device Technologies in IndiaPatent landscape of mobile technology patents and patent applications held by 50 companies operating in India. Licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
2 Apr 2016
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CIS - A2K Work Plan: July 2016 - June 2017One of the key mandates of the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is to work towards catalyzing the growth of the free and open knowledge movement in Indic languages. CIS has been a steward of the …
1 Apr 2016
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Global Congress 2015 - A Collection of ResourcesThe 4th edition of the Global Congress 2015 was organized at the National Law School of India University in New Delhi from 15 - 17 December 2015. The largest ever in Asia, the Global Congress was jointly organized by the Centre for Internet …
31 Mar 2016
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Patents and Mobile Devices in India: An Empirical SurveyThough India has the second-largest wireless subscriber base in the world, with more than 150 mobile device vendors, it has, until recently, remained relatively unaffected by the global smartphone wars. Over the past three years, however, a …
31 Mar 2016
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8 Challenges In Growing Indian-Language WikipediasWhile speaking at BHASHA: Indian Languages Digital Festival, a day-long discourse at New Delhi on Indian languages and their state in new media, especially digital platforms, I touched upon Wikipedia in Indian languages. Most people, in …
29 Mar 2016
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Eight Challenges That Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to OvercomeEven after a decade of existence, Indian language Wikipedias are not yet known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia, being the largest available encyclopedia made in the human history, it what it is today because of the hundreds and …
29 Mar 2016
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8 Challenges for Improving Indian Language WikipediasAfter more than 10 years in existence, the Indian-language Wikipedias still are not known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia became the largest encyclopedia in history as a result of thousands of volunteer editors.
23 Mar 2016
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Report of the 30th Session of the WIPO SCCR by the Centre for Internet & SocietyThis report was edited by Nehaa Chaudhari, Programme Officer; compiled with assistance from Nisha S.K., Administrator, and, Aarushi Bansal, Amulya P., and Saahil Dama, interns.