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Indian Patent Office updates Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions, yet again
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jul 02, 2017
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last modified
Jul 05, 2017 07:42 AM
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filed under:
Indian Patents Act Section 3(k),
Patents,
Access to Knowledge,
Software Patents
By discarding a test brought into force last year, the updated Guidelines take no concrete position to help clarify the ambiguity around patentability of software inventions in India.
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Interviews with App Developers: [dis]regard towards IPR vs. Patent Hype – Part II
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by
Samantha Cassar
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published
Aug 14, 2014
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last modified
Aug 19, 2014 03:51 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Pervasive Technologies,
Research,
Patents
The following is a second post within a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Within this research, CIS attempts to understand how they engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine how these developers responded to a question on legal protection for their works.
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Joining the Dots in India's Big-Ticket Mobile Phone SEP Litigation
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by
Rohini Lakshané and Shweta Mohandas
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published
Jun 30, 2019
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last modified
Jul 06, 2019 01:42 AM
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filed under:
Patents,
Access to Knowledge
Rohini Lakshané and Shweta Mohandas have published their last update to this paper that chronicles mobile device SEP litigation in India. All developments in the lawsuits filed in the Delhi High Court and complaints made to the CCI that were published in reliable sources till 20 September 2018 are mentioned in this paper. The paper was an output under the Pervasive Technologies project.
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Letter for Establishment of Patent Pool for Low-cost Access Devices through Compulsory Licenses
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jun 27, 2013
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last modified
Jun 27, 2013 08:06 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Patents,
Access to Knowledge
On June 27, 2013, CIS sent a letter for establishment of a patent pool for low cost access devices through compulsory licenses.
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Methodology: Statements of Working (Form 27) of Indian Mobile Device Patents
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
Sep 14, 2016
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last modified
Sep 10, 2017 03:19 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Patents,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
In India, 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. In order to provide the public with information about patent working, India requires every patentee to file an annual statement on “Form 27” describing the working of each of its issued Indian patents. We conducted the first comprehensive and systematic study of all Forms 27 filed with respect to mobile devices. We tried to empirically establish the extent to which patentees and licensees comply with the statutory requirement to declare information about the working of their patents.
Research assistance was provided by interns Anna Liz Thomas and Nayana Dasgupta.
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National IPR Policy Series : Comments on the Proposed Intellectual Property Rights Policy to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Nov 30, 2014
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last modified
Apr 12, 2015 11:39 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Patents
On 13 November, 2014, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion had released a Call for Suggestions for India's proposed National IPR Policy. This is the Centre for Internet and Society's (CIS) submission for the same.
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Patent Valuation and License Fee Determination in Context of Patent Pools
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by
Vikrant Narayan Vasudeva
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published
Jul 09, 2014
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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: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
Jul 17, 2017
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last modified
Oct 13, 2017 04:32 AM
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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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Patented Games
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 08, 2012
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filed under:
Patents,
Access to Knowledge
Some prefer Steve Jobs, patron saint of perfection, others prefer Nicholas Negroponte, messiah of the masses. While Mr Jobs may be guilty of contributing to the digital divide, Mr Negroponte may have contributed to bridging it with his innovation: the One Laptop Per Child, also known as the $100 laptop or XO. Sunil Abraham's column was published in the Economic Times on 8 March 2012.
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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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