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Fifth International IPR Conference (GIPC 2013)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 21, 2013
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last modified
Feb 03, 2013 02:04 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
ITAG Business Solutions is organizing its Fifth International IPR conference "GIPC 2013" at Hotel LaLit Ashok, Bangalore, India on the theme "IPR: The Powerhouse of Tomorrow". Snehashish Ghosh is participating in the event and will speak on Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Market Place.
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First Asia Pacific Workshop on Empirical Methods in Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 14, 2017
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
Rohini Lakshané took part in a workshop organized by Centre for Innovation Intellectual Property & Competition in New Delhi from March 9 to 11, 2017.
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First Post-Bilski Decision - Software Patent Rejected
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 24, 2010
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 03:24 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
In the first decision post-Bilski, the Board of Patents Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) rejected a software patent claimed by Hewlett-Packard. The ruling in this case has buttressed the fact that the Bilski decision furthered the cause of narrowing the patentability of software even though the Supreme Court of the United States totally avoided mentioning software patents or the applicability of the machine or transformation test for software patents in its decision.
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Fueling the Affordable Smartphone Revolution in India
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Mar 16, 2016
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filed under:
Featured,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
Smartphones 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 society's profound transformations in communication, governance, and knowledge distribution.
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Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, 2015
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jul 30, 2014
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last modified
Jun 24, 2015 04:45 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
We are pleased to announce that the Centre for Internet and Society will be hosting the fourth edition of the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest at New Delhi, India, tentatively in the first two weeks of December, 2015. This post seeks your participation and invites your queries and suggestions for the event.
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Global Congress On IP and Public Interest Adopts Principles for Negotiations
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 13, 2014
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
A recent conference on intellectual property and the public interest concluded with the adoption of public interest principles to guide international trade negotiations and international organisations.
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Global IP Convention, 2011
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 28, 2011
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last modified
May 08, 2011 04:04 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights
The Global IP Convention, 2011 is being held at the Lalit Ashok Hotel in Bangalore from 28 to 30 April 2011.
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Governance in the Age of the Internet and Free Trade Agreements
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 08, 2013
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last modified
Jul 03, 2013 05:04 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by Thai Netizen Network on June 8, 2013 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The Ministry of Information and Communication and the National Science and Technology Development Agency were co-hosts for the event.
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Govt for Legalising Parallel Import of Copyright Works; Publishers Oppose
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by
Shamnad Basheer
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published
Aug 30, 2011
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last modified
Aug 30, 2011 10:19 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
Section 2(m) legalises the parallel imports of books and other copyrighted material into India and was part of the initial Copyright Amendment Bill introduced in the Parliament of India in 2010.
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Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions in abeyance
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Dec 21, 2015
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last modified
Dec 23, 2015 10:06 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
FOSS,
Software Patents,
Access to Knowledge
The 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 submissions by interested stakeholders, the Controller General has moved the Guidelines into abeyance, until discussions with stakeholders are complete and contentious issues are resolved, and is a welcome step.
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