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Intellectual Property Rights
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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 …
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.
16 Mar 2016
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Fueling the Affordable Smartphone Revolution in IndiaSmartphones have emerged as the exemplar of mankind's quest for shrinking technologies. They embody the realization of a simple premise – that computing devices would do more and cost less. This realization has been responsible for modern …
12 Jan 2016
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Pre-Budget Consultation 2016 - Submission to the IT Group of the Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance has recently held pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups in connection with the Union Budget 2016-17. We were invited to take part in the consultation for the IT (hardware and software) group …
25 Dec 2015
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4th Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest: Statement of Conclusion for the IP and Development trackThe 4th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest was held from December 15 to 17, 2015 in New Delhi. This post provides a summary of the event.
21 Dec 2015
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Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions in abeyanceThe CRI Guidelines were heavily criticised for their failure to address the ambiguities created by Section 3(k) and for expanding the scope of software patent eligibile subject-matter, inter alia. Following several representations and …
15 Dec 2015
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Leading Up To The GCIP: A Chat With Jayashree WatalThe fifth discussion in our pre-GCIP discussion series is with Jayashree Watal.
13 Dec 2015
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Leading Up To The GCIP: A Chat With Shamnad BasheerThe next discussion in our pre-GCIP discussion series is with Prof. Shamnad Basheer.
12 Dec 2015
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Leading Up To The GCIP: A Chat With Susan K. SellAfter Mr. Zakir Thomas and Dr. Michael Geist, our third discussion is with Prof. Susan K. Sell.
12 Dec 2015
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Leading Up To The GCIP: A Chat With Michael GeistContinuing the lead-up to the GCIP, the following discussion is with Dr. Michael Geist.
12 Dec 2015
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Intellectual Property Rights & TRIPS: An OverviewThe Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff began in 1986 with a Ministerial Deceleration in Punta del Este.
26 Nov 2015
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India - Europe Conference on Building a Sustainable IPR - ICT Ecosystem for Promoting InnovationCentre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune organized a one-day conference in Bangalore on November 20, 2015. Rohini Lakshané attended this event.
24 Nov 2015
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National IPR Policy: Mapping the Stakeholders’ ResponseThe first draft of the National IPR Policy was released last December. Following that, a plethora of comments and suggestions was submitted to the DIPP on the same. In this post, I will focus on the comments that were available online and …
17 Nov 2015
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIT RoorkeeThis 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 IIT Roorkee.
28 Oct 2015
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International Workshop on the Impact of the TRIPS Agreement on key sectors and its continuing relevance in the context of Regional and Bilateral Trading AgreementsOn the occasion of 20 years of TRIPS Agreement, Centre for WTO Studies and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is holding a workshop at Naland, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi on October 26 and 27, 2015. Pranesh Prakash is a …
18 Oct 2015
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National IPR Policy Series: Quick Observations on the Leaked Draft of the National IPR PolicyEarlier this week, the “Don’t Trade Our Lives Away” blog leaked the supposed final draft of India’s National IPR Policy (“leaked draft”). This article presents quick comments on this leaked draft.
15 Oct 2015
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Comparison of National IPR Strategy September 2012, National IPR Strategy July 2014 and Draft National IP Policy, December 2014This is an analysis of the first draft of India's National IPR Policy with an earlier document "India's National IPR Strategy".
6 Oct 2015
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4th Annual US - China IP Conference: Best Practices for Innovation and CreativityBhairav Acharya attended this conference organized by Berkeley Law, University of California on October 6, 2015.
26 Sep 2015
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IPEX 2015Rohini Lakshané attended IPEX 2015 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry, APTDC and TDPC on September 25 - 26, 2015 at Hotel Westin in Chennai.
24 Sep 2015
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Open letter from CIS to PM Modi on Intellectual Property Rights issues on his Visit to USCentre for Internet and Society, through its Policy Director Mr. Pranesh Prakash and Programme Officer Nehaa Chaudhari has addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the intellectual property right issues concerning his …
23 Sep 2015
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Open Letter to PM Modi on Intellectual Property Rights issues on His Visit to the United States of America in September, 2015This is an open letter by CIS to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in light of his impending visit to the USA. This letter asks the Prime Minister to urge the USA to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty; and asks that India not be a party to …
21 Sep 2015
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Comments on the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs)Recently, the Indian Patents Office released the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (“2015 Guidelines/ Guidelines”) in an attempt to clarify examination of software related patents in India. This post is a pure …
13 Aug 2015
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National IPR Policy Series: What Have the Sectoral Innovation Councils Been Doing on IPRIn this post, Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga delve into the question of what the mandate of the Sectoral Innovation Councils is, what its activities are, and what vision for IPR development in India has it put forth. An RTI Application …
10 Aug 2015
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: IntroductionIn this blog post, Amulya Purushothama announces our new MHRD IPR Chair Series and charts the sequence of events, starting from the establishment of the MHRD IPR Chairs, to discussions surrounding their purpose and functioning, to concerns …
6 Aug 2015
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Competition Commission of India chairman's participation in Assocham conference raises conflict of interestsThe chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and three of the six commission members are participating in a conference organised by Assocham and sponsored by private companies like Ericsson, trade associations and two legal …
6 Aug 2015
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Assocham event sparks row over conflict of interest by CCICCI Chairman Ashok Chawla is the key speaker of the conference, organised by industry chamber Assocham with Ericsson being the event partner.
28 Jun 2015
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Comments on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: Technical Background Paper Prepared by the WIPO SecretariatTechnical Background Paper prepared by the WIPO Secretariat in relation to the Broadcast Treaty (“Technical Background Paper) provides information on new and emerging technologies and on legal developments in the broadcasting sector. This …
25 Jun 2015
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National IPR Policy Series : Follow-up RTI to DIPP on the IPR Think TankThis RTI was prepared by Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari as a follow-up, based on the responses of the DIPP to our earlier RTI requests (available at …
24 Jun 2015
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The US 301 Report – A Myopic View of IP RightsVarun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari discuss the 2015 US 301 Report, focussing on its narrow and convenient understanding of IP rights. A farrago of contradictions, it supports a rightsholder-centric view but not when the right, Geographical …
20 Jun 2015
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National IPR Policy Series : India's National IPR Policy - What Would WIPO Think?As part of the National IPR Policy Series, CIS is evaluating how India's National IPR Policy framework and process holds up to WIPO's suggestions. In this note, Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari examine in particular, the functioning of the …