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International Conference on Innovation for Shared Prosperity
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 25, 2016
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
ICT
Rohini Lakshane attended a conference on IP Rights, Competition and Standard Setting in the IT industry on August 20 and 21, 2016. The conference was organized by O.P. Jindal Global University and Jindal Initiative on Research in IP & Competition.
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News & Media
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2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Call for Participation and Save the Date
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 02, 2012
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
The Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will take place in FGV Law School, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from December 15 to 17, 2012. The theme for this year’s Congress will be “Setting the positive agenda in motion.” We invite applications to attend the Congress, including proposals to chair workshops or deliver a paper or presentation related to the Congress’s theme.
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Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property: Part C — Comparing Intellectual Property Institutions
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jul 22, 2014
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
Earlier this year, a proposal to establish a National Institute of Intellectual Property Rights (“NIIPR”) was presented at a Stakeholders Consultation held in New Delhi organized by the Planning Commission and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (“MHRD”), Government of India. As a third part in the series on Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property, this article undertakes a comparison of the functions of this proposed Institute with similarly placed Institutions of Intellectual Property around the world.
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Blogs
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CIS Comments on the Draft National Policy on Electronics
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 31, 2011
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last modified
Nov 01, 2011 12:05 AM
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filed under:
Government Feedback,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Internet Governance,
e-Governance,
Submissions,
Patents
These were the comments submitted by CIS to the request for comments put out by the Department of Information Technology on its draft 'National Policy on Electronics'.
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Internet Governance
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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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Announcing the Tracks for the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest 2015
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Aug 22, 2014
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last modified
Aug 22, 2014 09:47 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Global Congress,
Access to Knowledge
CIS recently announced 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 declares the track events to be conducted, seeks your participation and invites contributions from potential funders.
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Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 16, 2012
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last modified
Mar 16, 2012 07:41 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
This report provides an overview of the discussion from the Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights, organized by ARTICLE 19 in London on November 18, 2011.
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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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Blogs
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Pre-Budget Consultation 2016 - Submission to the IT Group of the Ministry of Finance
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jan 12, 2016
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last modified
Jan 12, 2016 01:34 PM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Open Source,
Cybersecurity,
Open Data,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Open Government Data,
Featured,
Patents,
Openness,
Open Innovation,
Encryption Policy
The Ministry of Finance has recently held pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups in connection with the Union Budget 2016-17. We were invited to take part in the consultation for the IT (hardware and software) group organised on January 07, 2016, and submit a suggestion note. We are sharing the note below. It was prepared and presented by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, with contributions from Rohini Lakshané, Anubha Sinha, and other members of CIS.
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Openness
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National Public Meeting on Software Patents
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 17, 2008
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last modified
Apr 05, 2011 04:45 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights
This meeting will feature the following speakers: Nagarjuna G. (Free Software Foundation of India), Prabir Purkayastha (Delhi Science Forum), Prashant Iyengar (Alternative Law Forum), Venkatesh Hariharan (Red Hat) and Sudhir Krishnaswamy (National Law School)
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