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National IPR Policy Series: RTI Requests by CIS to DIPP + DIPP Responses: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Apr 15, 2015 — last modified Apr 26, 2015 08:47 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies, DIPP, RTI, National IPR Policy, Accountability, Featured, IPR Think Tank, Homepage
In earlier blog posts, we have discussed the development of India’s National IPR Policy (“the Policy”); comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) to the IPR Think Tank before the release of the first draft of the Policy and CIS’ comments to the IPR Think Tank in response to the first draft of the Policy. Continuing our National IPR Policy Series, this article documents our requests to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (“DIPP” / “the Department”) under the Right to Information (“RTI”) Act, 2005 and the responses of the Department.
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Open Letter to Prime Minister Modi: by Rohini Lakshané — published Feb 10, 2015 — last modified Feb 14, 2016 04:39 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
After the government introduced the "Make in India" and "Digital India" programmes, the air is thick with the promise of reduced imports, new jobs, and goods for the domestic market. In light of the patent wars in India, the government can ill-afford to overlook the patent implications in indigenously manufactured mobile phones. CIS proposes that the Government of India initiate the formation of a patent pool of critical mobile technologies and a five percent compulsory license.
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Patent Valuation and License Fee Determination in Context of Patent Pools: by Vikrant Narayan Vasudeva — published Jul 09, 2014 — filed under: Featured, Patents, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
The focus of this research paper is on an extremely limited though important aspect of patent pools — that of patent valuation and license fee determination. It is important to bear in mind that the concept of patent valuation and license fee determination as it exists independently is modified when it is applied in context of patent pools.
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Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: by Jorge L. Contreras, Rohini Lakshané and Paxton M. Lewis — published Jan 18, 2018 — last modified Jan 23, 2018 03:09 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
The paper titled "Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products" has been published in the latest issue of the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. It is one of the outputs of the Pervasive Technology project and has been authored by Prof. Jorge L. Contreras, Paxton M. Lewis, and Rohini Lakshané.
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Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance: by Rohini Lakshané — published Jul 17, 2017 — last modified Oct 13, 2017 04:32 AM — filed under: Patents, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
India 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 compulsory license, and if the patent is not adequately worked within two years of the grant of such a compulsory license, it may be revoked. The research paper on Form 27 practices and compliance by patentees authored by Prof Jorge L. Contreras, University of Utah, and Rohini Lakshané, Centre for Internet and Society has been accepted for publication in the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law.
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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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Pervasive Mobile Technologies: Meet Our Mobile Devices!: by Jadine Lannon — published Nov 23, 2012 — last modified Dec 21, 2012 07:48 AM — filed under: Featured, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
As a part of the Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Marketplace research project, the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is researching 12 mobile phone devices to generate a better understanding of the intellectual property (IP) implications of pervasive mobile technologies available in the Indian market. This post is an introduction to our 12 mobile phones.
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Pervasive Technologies Project in Hong Kong: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 20, 2017 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
Digital Asia Hub and the United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society (UNU-CS) held a new networking initiative. Digital Asia Hub and the United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society co-hosted a series of events aimed at fostering engagement and knowledge sharing at the intersection of technology, society, law, policy and international development.
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Pervasive Technologies Project Presentations at the 4th Global Congress, 2015: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jan 20, 2016 — last modified Jan 21, 2016 04:33 PM — filed under: Copyright, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
These are the presentations made by the members of the PT Project team at the 4th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, 2015 at National Law University, New Delhi.
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PERVASIVE TECHNOLOGIES PROJECT WORKING DOCUMENT SERIES: DOCUMENT 1 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR A PAPER ON COMPETITION LAW + IPR + ACCESS TO < $100 MOBILE DEVICES: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Nov 25, 2014 — last modified Oct 04, 2015 02:51 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
This blog post is the research methodology for my research paper under the Pervasive Technologies Project. This is a work in progress and is likely to be modified from time to time.
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