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Report: Global Intellectual Property Convention 2015
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
May 22, 2015
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last modified
Jun 21, 2015 01:36 PM
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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?
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
May 21, 2015
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last modified
May 21, 2015 05:03 PM
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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
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 14, 2015
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last modified
Jun 24, 2015 04:11 PM
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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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Odia Wikipedia Set to Celebrate 13 Years of Volunteer Contributions
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
May 13, 2015
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last modified
Aug 22, 2015 04:54 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Odia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects, is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
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2015 USTR Report: Old Wine in New Bottle
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 11, 2015
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last modified
Jun 16, 2015 10:24 AM
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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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March 2015 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 10, 2015
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last modified
May 12, 2015 01:36 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
Newsletter for the month of March.
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April 2015 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 30, 2015
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last modified
May 31, 2015 04:29 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
Newsletter for the month of April below.
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Pervasive Technologies Project Working Document Series: Literature Review on IPR in Mobile app development
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Apr 29, 2015
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last modified
Aug 31, 2015 01:48 PM
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Homepage,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
This post is literature survey of material exploring and analysing the role of Application Platforms in the Mobile Applications Development ecosystem, albeit from an intellectual property perspective. The document is a work in progress.
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Indian businesses crave IP certainty, but better patent values are tempting them overseas
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 28, 2015
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last modified
May 05, 2015 02:27 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
Indian corporate leaders view a strong and sustainable IP system as key to furthering their country’s economic development and attracting continued foreign investment, a recent study suggests. A lack of confidence that this is currently the case – and the perceived higher value attached to IP assets in other markets – is driving some of the brightest high tech prospects to build their businesses abroad rather than at home.
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Now you can search Google in Kannada, in your handwriting
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 18, 2015
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last modified
May 09, 2015 08:29 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
All you need to do is to make changes in settings on your phone or tablet.
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