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Patents and Mobile Devices in India: An Empirical Survey
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
Mar 31, 2016
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last modified
Mar 29, 2017 04:03 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
Though India has the second-largest wireless subscriber base in the world, with more than 150 mobile device vendors, it has, until recently, remained relatively unaffected by the global smartphone wars. Over the past three years, however, a growing number of patent enforcement actions have been brought by multinational firms against domestic Indian producers. These actions, which have largely resulted in judgments favoring foreign patent holders, have given rise to a variety of proposals for addressing this situation.
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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
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Nov 25, 2014
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last modified
Oct 04, 2015 02:51 AM
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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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Pervasive Technologies: Patent Pools
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Jun 27, 2013
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last modified
Jul 03, 2013 06:57 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Publications,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
In this research paper, Nehaa Chaudhari gives an analysis of patent pools. She discusses the working of a patent pool, study patent pool in other areas of technology, and patenting in telecom and related technology.
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Photocopying the past
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Sep 02, 2011
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last modified
Sep 25, 2011 08:06 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
There is no single correct position when it comes to intellectual property or IP. In fact, there are at least five correct positions that you could possibly adopt based on who you are — a pro-creator position, a pro-entrepreneur position, a pro-government position, a pro-consumer position and a public interest position.
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Piracy Boils Down to Convenience
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by
Radha Rao
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published
Aug 15, 2009
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 03:15 PM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights
Commercial Piracy is on the rise. But how big a role does money have to play in the piracy game was the question we asked those seated on either side of the proverbial fence.
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Piracy Studies in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 22, 2010
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:35 AM
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filed under:
Piracy,
Intellectual Property Rights
The word ‘piracy’ assumes negative connotations. In the imagination of an ordinary middle class urban Indian it is linked directly to the informal economy, crime and even terrorism. But the ‘pirated good’, that is, the ‘optical disc’ is not seen with a similar perception. The ‘CD’ is the access key to the cultural wealth of music, cinema and software contained inside. This paradox is created in the sphere of information and knowledge that is created by anti-piracy agencies using extensive reports and statistics that are published every year. These statistics often have a tendency to create a feeling of ‘shock and awe’ for the readers that see these numbers splashed across headlines of news and media reports. Till 2004, the creation of numbers conjuring losses up to millions was mostly the domain of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), which is now supplemented by reports commissioned to consultancy groups like McKinsey, PWC, and Ernst & Young. This article by Siddharth Chadha traces a few reports that have come to become popular benchmarks of piracy in the past few years.
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Pirates, Plagiarisers, Publishers
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by
Prashant Iyengar
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published
Mar 09, 2011
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last modified
May 29, 2014 05:55 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
This article attempts to rescue not by denying the charges of plagiarism, but by charting an alternative trajectory of plagiarism so that each successive instance does not amplify our sense of embarrassment and crisis in the academy. The article by Prashant Iyengar was published in the Economic & Political Weekly, February 26, 2011, Vol XLVI No 9.
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Pranesh Prakash: Influencing India's IP Laws
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 25, 2014
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
Pranesh Prakash believes intellectual property laws need to evolve and change with time.
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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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Privacy and the Indian Copyright Act, 1857 as Amended in 2010
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 20, 2010
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 03:25 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
In this post the author examines the issue of privacy in light of the Indian Copyright Act, 1857 as amended by the Copyright Amendment Bill in 2010. Four key questions are examined in detail and the author gives suitable recommendations for each of the questions that arise.
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