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Blog Entry Compilation of Mobile Phone Patent Litigation Cases in India
by Rohini Lakshané published Mar 15, 2015 last modified Feb 08, 2018 02:41 PM — filed under: ,
This working paper is an attempt to chronicle information about big-ticket lawsuits pertaining to mobile technology patents filed in India. All information presented in this paper has been gathered from publicly available sources. Interns Nayana Dasgupta, Sampada Nayak and Suchisubhra Sarkar (in alphabetical order) provided invaluable research assistance. This paper was first published as a blog post on the CIS website on March 15, 2015. It was periodically updated till October 31, 2017 to reflect new developments in the different lawsuits at the Delhi High Court and the cases with the Competition Commission of India.
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Blog Entry Conference on Standards Settings Organizations (SSO) and FRAND, NLSIU
by Rohini Lakshané published Apr 05, 2015 last modified Apr 02, 2016 06:12 PM — filed under: , ,
Rohini Lakshané attended the Conference on Standards Settings Organizations (SSO) and FRAND held at NLSIU, Bengaluru on March 21 and 22, 2015. It was organised by the MHRD Chair on Intellectual Property Rights, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights and Advocacy (CIPRA), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru in association with Intel Technology India. This post is a compilation of notes from the conference.
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Blog Entry Dataset for "Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance"
by Rohini Lakshané published Aug 17, 2017 last modified Sep 10, 2017 03:11 PM — filed under: ,
Dataset of the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of 4,916 valid Statements of Working (Form 27) corresponding to 3,126 patents pertaining to mobile technology in India. Licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
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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 Exploring the Internals of Mobile Devices — Report from a One-day Workshop at TERI
by Jadine Lannon published Nov 30, 2012 last modified Dec 01, 2012 05:57 AM — filed under: ,
On October 27, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) organised a one-day workshop on exploring the internals of mobile technologies at the TERI Southern Regional Centre in Bangalore. The workshop received more than 140 registrants, of which approximately 40 attended. In this post, Jadine Lannon explores the discussions and the developments that took place at the workshop.
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Blog Entry Fab to Fabless: Understanding the Process of Chip Manufacturing (Interviews with Semiconductor Industry - Part 2)
by Maggie Huang published Sep 30, 2014 last modified Dec 26, 2014 12:06 PM — filed under: ,
This is the second 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. This post explores the process of chip manufacturing and the foundry business model.
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Blog Entry FAQ: CIS' Proposal for Compulsory Licensing of Critical Mobile Technologies
by Rohini Lakshané published Sep 25, 2015 last modified Feb 14, 2016 04:40 AM — filed under: ,
Earlier this year, the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) had proposed that the Government of India (GoI) initiate the formation of a patent pool of critical mobile technologies and mandate a five percent compulsory license. The proposal was made in light of ongoing litigation in India over standard essential patents pertaining to mobile technology, and the government's own “Make in India” and “Digital India” programmes.
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Blog Entry Fueling the Affordable Smartphone Revolution in India
by Anubha Sinha published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
Smartphones have emerged as the exemplar of mankind's quest for shrinking technologies. They embody the realization of a simple premise – that computing devices would do more and cost less. This realization has been responsible for modern society's profound transformations in communication, governance, and knowledge distribution.
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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 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.
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