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Access to Knowledge
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8 Oct 2017
9 Sep 2017
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RTI request to Indian Patents Office for Form 27 (Statement of Working of patents), March 2016The Centre for Internet and Society filed this request under the Right to Information Act in March 2016 as part of research for the paper: Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice …
9 Sep 2017
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RTI request to Indian Patents Office for Form 27 (Statement of Working of patents), 2015The Centre for Internet and Society filed this request under the Right to Information Act in 2015 as part of research for the paper: Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and …
28 Aug 2017
17 Aug 2017
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Dataset for "Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance"Dataset of the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of 4,916 valid Statements of Working (Form 27) corresponding to 3,126 patents pertaining to mobile technology in India. Licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
10 Aug 2017
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Wikipedia Workshop on Template Creation and Modification Conducted in BengaluruA Wikipedia workshop on template creation, modification was conducted in Bengaluru on 30 July 2017. Here is a report.
1 Aug 2017
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RCEP IP Chapter: A Serious Threat to Access to Knowledge/ Cultural Goods?Negotiators from sixteen countries are currently meeting in Hyderabad for discussing a free trade agreement titled Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
1 Aug 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Workshop in Sangli, MaharashtraA Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently held in Sangli, Maharashtra
28 Jul 2017
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19th RCEP MeetingAnubha Sinha participated in the 19th RCEP Meeting organized by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India in Hyderabad between July 17 to July 28, 2017.
24 Jul 2017
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Telugu Wikisource WorkshopRecently, a Telugu Wikisource Workshop was conducted in Hyderabad between 22- 23 July, 2017
17 Jul 2017
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Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and ComplianceIndia requires every patentee to file an annual statement, also known as “Form 27”, describing the working of each of its issued Indian patents. If a patent is not locally worked within three years of its issuance, any person may request a …
14 Jul 2017
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Course Packs for Education Ruled Legal in IndiaOn 9 May 2017, a five year court battle between publishers and universities finally came to an end when the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal by the Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO) challenging an earlier judgment of …
10 Jul 2017
7 Jul 2017
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Christ University Wikipedia Education Program Faculty Orientation ReportChrist University faculty were given an orientation for the upcoming year on the Wikipedia Education Program
6 Jul 2017
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Plagiarism is rampant in Indian food writing – but finally, bloggers have a way to fight it“We have been cheated,” declared the headline of the blog post making the rounds of social media on April 25.
5 Jul 2017
2 Jul 2017
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Second Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and CompetitionRohini Lakshane attended the round-table organized by CIIPC, National Law University, Delhi, in Bangalore on July 2, 2017.
2 Jul 2017
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Indian Patent Office updates Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions, yet againBy discarding a test brought into force last year, the updated Guidelines take no concrete position to help clarify the ambiguity around patentability of software inventions in India.
30 Jun 2017
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Asian Athletics Championships 2017 Edit-a-thonOdia Wikipedians, in conjunction with Indian Athletics Federation and Sports and Youth Services collaborated to document the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. Hundreds of photos were uploaded and new Wikipedia content added to inform the …
29 Jun 2017
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Preliminary Findings: Working Requirements for Complex Products under the Indian Patent SystemProf. Jorge L. Contreras gave a talk on a forthcoming paper "Preliminary Findings: Working Requirements for Complex Products under the Indian Patent System" at the "2nd International Conference on Standardisation, Patents and Competition …
11 Jun 2017
10 Jun 2017
30 May 2017
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Fixing Copyright for Education (SCCR34 Side Event)This event, hosted by Communia, EIFL, Creative Commons, and PIJIP, provided an overview of legal trends and developments concerning education, and presented the reality of education today. Anubha Sinha was a speaker.
30 May 2017
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34th SCCR: Observer Statements on Proposal for Analysis of Copyright related to the Digital EnvironmentObservers made the following statements on GRULAC's proposal on analysis of copyright related to the digital environment on 5th May 2017.
30 May 2017
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34th SCCR: Observer Statements on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and ArchivesObservers made the following statements on the agenda of limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives on 3rd May 2017.
30 May 2017
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34th SCCR: Observer Statements on Limitations and Exceptions for Educational and Research InstitutionsObservers made the following statements on discussion around limitations and exceptions for educational and research institutions on 3rd May 2017.
30 May 2017
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34th SCCR: A Summary ReportThe 34th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) was held from 1st- 5th May 2017 at Geneva, Switzerland. Anubha Sinha attended the session and provides an update on the status of discussions and noteworthy …
22 May 2017
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Preliminary research result on Wikipedia gender gap in IndiaSince June 2016, Ting-Yi Chang from the University of Toronto has worked with the CIS-A2K team to conduct action research on the Wikipedia gender gap in India. The research aims to improve the understanding of the gender gap (imbalance) …
15 May 2017
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34th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposal for Analysis of Copyright Related to the Digital EnvironmentAnubha Sinha, attending the 34th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 1 May, 2017 to 5 May, 2017, made this statement during the …
15 May 2017
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34th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Discussion on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and ArchivesAnubha Sinha, attending the 34th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 1 May, 2017 to 5 May, 2017, made this statement during the …