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Pervasive Technologies: Working Document Series - Research Questions and a Literature Review on the Actor-Network Theory: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Sep 05, 2015 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
This document is divided into two parts - the first part lays out a series of research questions, potentially seeking to apply actor-network theory as a research methodology. The second part seeks to map literature around the Actor-Network Theory ("ANT") as a research methodology.
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Patents and Mobile Devices in India: An Empirical Survey: by Rohini Lakshané — published Mar 31, 2016 — last modified Mar 29, 2017 04:03 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
Though 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 growing number of patent enforcement actions have been brought by multinational firms against domestic Indian producers. These actions, which have largely resulted in judgments favoring foreign patent holders, have given rise to a variety of proposals for addressing this situation.
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Dataset for "Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance": by Rohini Lakshané — published Aug 17, 2017 — last modified Sep 10, 2017 03:11 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
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.
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[Updated] Exclusive: OnePlus 5T’s Face Unlock feature may have infringed upon SensibleVision’s face recognition patents: by Admin — published Dec 22, 2017 — last modified Jan 17, 2018 01:07 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
The blog post by Nachiket Mhatre was published by mysmartprice on December 22, 2017.
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Joining the Dots in India's Big-Ticket Mobile Phone Patent Litigation (Updated): by Rohini Lakshané — published May 31, 2015 — last modified May 06, 2018 03:51 AM — filed under: Featured, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
An analysis of the significant commonalities and differences in various big-ticket lawsuits in India over the alleged infringement of mobile device patents.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Sub$-100 Phones: Browser Compatibility Tests: by Rohini Lakshané — published Jul 09, 2016 — last modified Feb 16, 2017 04:47 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
This post documents the results of browser compatibility tests conducted on six out of eight specimen mobile phones being studied under the Pervasive Technologies project. These phones are Internet-enabled and cost the equivalent of USD 100 or less in India. Rohini Lakshané and CIS volunteer Dhananjay Balan carried out the tests. Intern Shreshth Wadhwa provided assistance.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs

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