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National IPR Policy Series : RTI Requests to DIPP seeking Details on the IPR Think Tank and the National IPR Policy: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Feb 09, 2015 — last modified Apr 12, 2015 12:48 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
In an earlier blog post titled " National IPR Policy Series : The Development of the National IPR Policy", we discussed the formation of an IPR Think Tank to draft the first National IPR Policy. Since many details about the constitution and working of this Think Tank were unavailable, we decided to send out RTI requests to find out more.
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RTI Responses - MHRD IP Chairs: Details of Funding & Expenditure: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jan 31, 2015 — last modified Feb 02, 2015 01:28 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
In an earlier blog post titled "MHRD IPR Chairs — Underutilization of Funds and Lack of Information Regarding Expenditures", we discussed the lack of information regarding the expenditure by various MHRD Chairs in the country. We sent out RTI requests to find out more. This blog post discusses the responses that we have received so far. (Many thanks to CIS intern Varnika Chawla for her assistance)
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National IPR Policy Series : CIS Comments to the First Draft of the National IP Policy: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Feb 04, 2015 — last modified Feb 09, 2015 12:59 AM — filed under: Call for Comments, Access to Knowledge, Intellectual Property Rights, Featured, Homepage
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India invited comments on the First Draft of India's National IPR Policy. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) made this submission. The comments were prepared by Nehaa Chaudhari, Pranesh Prakash and Anubha Sinha. We also thank our intern, Varnika Chawla for her assistance.
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National IPR Policy Series : The Development of the National IPR Policy: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Jan 22, 2015 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
This is the first blog post in a series of posts on India's National IPR Policy. In this post, CIS intern, Varnika Chawla traces the evolution of the National IPR Policy.
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29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: Statement on the Limitations and Exceptions for Education, Teaching, Research Institutions and Persons with Disabilities: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 20, 2014 — filed under: Limitations & Exceptions, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
At the 29th session of WIPO's SCCR, the Chair, Martin Moscoso, requested NGOs to send in their statements on limitations and exceptions for education, teaching, research institutions and persons with disabilities in writing, to be placed on the record. Nehaa Chaudhari, on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent in this written statement.
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29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: CIS Intervention : Questions to Prof. Kenneth Crews on his Updated Study on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 14, 2014 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Nehaa Chaudhari on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on December 11 during one of the sessions in WIPO asked two questions to Prof. Kenneth Crews.
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29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: CIS- 2nd (brief) Intervention on the Broadcast Treaty: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 11, 2014 — last modified Dec 12, 2014 11:56 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
On Day 3 (December 10, 2014), the SCCR briefly re-convened at the Plenary. The Chair, Martin Moscoso updated the Committee on the discussions and the developments that had taken place over the course of the past two days in the Informals. The Centre for Internet and Society made a brief pointed intervention on one of the documents being discussed in the Informals.
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29th Session of the WIPO SCCR: CIS Intervention on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 09, 2014 — last modified Dec 12, 2014 11:55 AM — filed under: Broadcast Treaty, Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) made its intervention on the proposed treaty in the ongoing WIPO session on December 9, 2014.
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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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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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