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Pervasive Technologies: Working Document Series – Updated Research Methodology – Applying the Actor Network Theory to Competition Law and Standard Essential Patent Litigation in India: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Oct 04, 2015 — last modified Oct 04, 2015 04:20 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
This document lays out the updated research methodology for the paper on competition law issues around standard essential patent litigation in India.
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Letter to the Prime Minister on Indo-US Bilateral Relations on Intellectual Property: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Oct 22, 2014 — last modified Nov 03, 2014 02:58 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
This is a letter that many organizations sent to the Prime Minister. The Centre for Internet and Society was one of the signatories.
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Access to Medicines: Petition to the US Government to Stop Pressure on India: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Dec 10, 2014 01:02 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
There is growing pressure on India from the US Government to change its intellectual property system. Bending to US pressure will put medicines out of reach for millions of patients in India and other developing countries.
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National IPR Policy Series : Comments on the Proposed Intellectual Property Rights Policy to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Apr 12, 2015 11:39 AM — 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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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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National IPR Policy Series - CIS Letter to IPR Think Tank: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published May 26, 2015 — last modified May 28, 2015 01:08 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
We sent this letter to the IPR Think Tank following responses that we received from the DIPP, to our RTI requests.
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National IPR Policy Series : India's National IPR Policy - What Would WIPO Think?: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Jul 02, 2015 05:47 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
As part of the National IPR Policy Series, CIS is evaluating how India's National IPR Policy framework and process holds up to WIPO's suggestions. In this note, Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari examine in particular, the functioning of the IPR Think Tank and the first draft of the National Policy in light of the WIPO framework and the principles it encapsulates.
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The US 301 Report – A Myopic View of IP Rights: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jun 24, 2015 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari discuss the 2015 US 301 Report, focussing on its narrow and convenient understanding of IP rights. A farrago of contradictions, it supports a rightsholder-centric view but not when the right, Geographical Indicator, is not to their liking. Similarly, the emphasis on the rights themselves gives short shrift to critical exceptions and limitations that also enhance and incentivize innovation, the ostensible purpose of IP.
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National IPR Policy Series : Follow-up RTI to DIPP on the IPR Think Tank: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jun 25, 2015 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
This RTI was prepared by Varun Baliga and Nehaa Chaudhari as a follow-up, based on the responses of the DIPP to our earlier RTI requests (available at http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/national-ipr-policy-series-rti-requests-by-cis-to-dipp-dipp-responses)
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National IPR Policy Series: What Have the Sectoral Innovation Councils Been Doing on IPR: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Aug 13, 2015 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
In this post, Nehaa Chaudhari and Varun Baliga delve into the question of what the mandate of the Sectoral Innovation Councils is, what its activities are, and what vision for IPR development in India has it put forth. An RTI Application has been filed by CIS to attain information on these issues.
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