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Blog Entry [Open] Innovation and Expertise > Patent Protection & Trolls in a Broken Patent Regime (Interviews with Semiconductor Industry - Part 3)
by Maggie Huang published Dec 26, 2014 — filed under: ,
This is the third of a four-part blog series1 highlighting findings from a small sample of interviews with fabless semiconductor industry professionals in Taiwan. These industry insiders was approached for the intent of understanding expert knowledge on the process of integrated circuit design. However, the conversations resulted in leanings far beyond that scope. This post explores some of their views on the current intellectual property system.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Government Intervention in the Marketplace: Policies for Access or Politics? (Interviews with Semiconductor Industry – Part 4)
by Maggie Huang published Dec 26, 2014 — filed under: ,
This is the last of a four-part blog series highlighting findings from a small sample of interviews with fabless semiconductor industry professionals in Taiwan. These industry insiders was approached for the intent of understanding expert knowledge on the process of integrated circuit design. However, the conversations resulted in leanings far beyond that scope. This post explores the tension between market forces and governmental intervention in providing access to mobile technology.
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Blog Entry Pervasive Technologies Project Working Document Series: Document 2 Literature Review on Competition Law + IPR + Access to < $100 Mobile Devices
by Amulya Purushothama and Nehaa Chaudhari published Jan 01, 2015 last modified Sep 03, 2015 02:02 AM — filed under: ,
This note is the second document in the series of Working Documents that I will be creating for my research under the Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Marketplace (“PT Project”).
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Blog Entry 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: , , , , , , , ,
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.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Patent Valuation and License Fee Determination in Context of Patent Pools
by Vikrant Narayan Vasudeva published Jul 09, 2014 — filed under: , , ,
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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Blog Entry Grounds for Compulsory Patent Licensing in United States, Canada, China, and India
by Maggie Huang published Jul 29, 2014 — filed under: , ,
The research paper seeks to answer questions about the grounds of compulsory licensing in international treaties with specific examples from America and Asia. The grounds for granting compulsory licenses, jurisdictional comparison of compulsory licensing, etc., are examined.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Interviews with App Developers: [dis]regard towards IPR vs. Patent Hype – Part II
by Samantha Cassar published Aug 14, 2014 last modified Aug 19, 2014 03:51 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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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Blog Entry Dataset: Patent Landscape of Mobile Device Technologies in India
by Rohini Lakshané published Apr 02, 2016 last modified May 03, 2016 08:06 PM — filed under: , ,
Patent landscape of mobile technology patents and patent applications held by 50 companies operating in India. Licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
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Blog Entry Pervasive Technologies Project Working Document Series: Literature Review on IPR in Mobile app development
by Anubha Sinha published Apr 29, 2015 last modified Aug 31, 2015 01:48 PM — filed under: , ,
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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Blog Entry 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: , ,
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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