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The US 301 Report – A Myopic View of IP Rights: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jun 24, 2015 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
Varun 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 Indicator, is not to their liking. Similarly, the emphasis on the rights themselves gives short shrift to critical exceptions and limitations that also enhance and incentivize innovation, the ostensible purpose of IP.
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National IPR Policy Series : India's National IPR Policy - What Would WIPO Think?: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Jul 02, 2015 05:47 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
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 IPR Think Tank and the first draft of the National Policy in light of the WIPO framework and the principles it encapsulates.
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Report: Global Intellectual Property Convention 2015: by Rohini Lakshané — published May 22, 2015 — last modified Jun 21, 2015 01:36 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
The Global Intellectual Property Convention was held in January 2015 in Mumbai. Interns Anna Liz Thomas and Nayana Dasgupta assisted with the making of this report.
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National IPR Policy Series : Who is a 'public authority' under the RTI Act?: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published May 21, 2015 — last modified May 21, 2015 05:03 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
In this blog post, CIS intern Devrupa Rakshit examines case law with respect to the understanding of a 'public authority' under the Right to Information ("RTI") Act, 2005.
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Call for Participation: Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: by Anubha Sinha — published May 14, 2015 — last modified Jun 24, 2015 04:11 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Homepage, Global Congress, Access to Knowledge
We are pleased to announce the call for participation for the fourth edition of the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest (“Global Congress”), being hosted at New Delhi from December 15 to 17, 2015.
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2015 USTR Report: Old Wine in New Bottle: by Anubha Sinha — published May 11, 2015 — last modified Jun 16, 2015 10:24 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Homepage, Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge
Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) undertakes an elaborate exercise to castigate countries' domestic intellectual property (IP) law and policy. The criticisms and recommendations are presented in a document called the Special 301 Report. This year's edition puts India on the Priority Watch List for the twenty-sixth time in a row. Below, I rebut the report's prejudicial claims and demands, and argue that the report puts free speech, innovation and public interest in jeopardy.
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Better intellectual property values luring Indian startups abroad: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 16, 2015 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Make in India. But anyone who wants to, finds that their intellectual property is valued much more if the patent is filed in the US, or anywhere else, but India.
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DIPP RESPONSE TO CIS (THIRD) RTI REQUEST - FEBRUARY, 2015: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Apr 14, 2015 — filed under: Government Information, Access to Knowledge, DIPP, Intellectual Property Rights, Accountability, NATIONAL IPR POLICY, IPR THINK TANK
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DIPP RESPONSE TO CIS (SECOND) RTI - FEBRUARY, 2015: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Apr 14, 2015 — filed under: Government Information, Access to Knowledge, DIPP, Intellectual Property Rights, Accountability, NATIONAL IPR POLICY, IPR THINK TANK
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DIPP RESPONSE TO CIS (SECOND) RTI REQUEST - FEBRUARY, 2015: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Apr 14, 2015 — filed under: Government Information, Access to Knowledge, DIPP, Intellectual Property Rights, Accountability, NATIONAL IPR POLICY, IPR THINK TANK
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