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Dictionary words in software patent guidelines puzzle industry
Terms not defined in draft guidelines on patents for computer-related inventions leaves room for misinterpretation by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 04, 2013 06:20 AM — Filed under: , ,
Arguments Against Software Patents in India
CIS believes that software patents are harmful for the software industry and for consumers. In this post, Pranesh Prakash looks at the philosophical, legal ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
A Guide to Key IPR Provisions of the Proposed India-European Union Free Trade Agreement
The Centre for Internet and Society presents a guide for policymakers and other stakeholders to the latest draft of the India-European Union Free Trade ... by Glover Wright last modified Aug 30, 2011 01:06 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
CIS Submission on Draft Patent Manual 2010
The patent office has released a revised version of the Draft Manual of Patent Practice and Procedure. Section 8.03.06.10 of the Manual deals with patenting of ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified May 29, 2014 06:47 AM — Filed under: ,
Indian Patent Office updates Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions, yet again
By discarding a test brought into force last year, the updated Guidelines take no concrete position to help clarify the ambiguity around patentability of ... by Anubha Sinha last modified Jul 05, 2017 07:42 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Comments on the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs)
Recently, the Indian Patents Office released the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (“2015 Guidelines/ Guidelines”) in an attempt to ... by Anubha Sinha last modified Oct 27, 2015 02:46 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Methodology: Statements of Working (Form 27) of Indian Mobile Device Patents
In India, if a patent is not locally worked within three years of its issuance, any person may request a compulsory license, and if the patent is not ... by Rohini Lakshané last modified Sep 10, 2017 03:19 PM — Filed under: , , ,
“Made in India” Innovation Policy
In this post they emphasize upon the need for data-driven IP policy making in India. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 22, 2016 01:15 AM — Filed under: ,
Workshop on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and China
Anubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané presented at the SMU-JINDAL-RENMIN Workshop on “Innovation, Economic Development, and IP in India and China,” co-organised by ... by Anubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané last modified Oct 09, 2016 04:41 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
National IPR Policy Series : Comments on the Proposed Intellectual Property Rights Policy to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
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 ... by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 12, 2015 11:39 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
CIS' Submission on Statement of Working of Patents
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) made a submission to the Indian Patent Office on the issue of Statement of Working as per Form 27 under the Patents ... by Anubha Sinha last modified Apr 21, 2018 03:32 PM — Filed under: ,
CIS' submission to Indian Patent Office on Examples of Excluded Patentable subject-matter under Section 3(k) for incorporation in the yet-to-be-released Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions
The Patent Office had put the Guidelines on Computer Related Inventions, 2015 in abeyance last month. This step was taken after several stakeholders including ... by Anubha Sinha last modified Feb 22, 2016 09:36 AM — Filed under: ,
The new Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions are a big win for FOSS in India!
India is one of the few countries which permits patenting of software – a monopolization that has only benefited established corporations and largely ... by Anubha Sinha last modified Feb 24, 2016 06:30 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Standard Essential Patents on Low-Cost Mobile Phones in India: A Case to Strengthen Competition Regulation?
The realization of the promise of the sub hundred dollar mobile device as a facilitator of access to knowledge is contingent inter alia on its availability in ... by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 24, 2016 04:42 AM — Filed under: , , ,
CIS RTI REQUEST TO DIPP - NUMBER 1 - FEBRUARY, 2015
by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 14, 2015 05:17 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance
India requires every patentee to file an annual statement, also known as “Form 27”, describing the working of each of its issued Indian patents. If a patent is ... by Rohini Lakshané last modified Oct 13, 2017 04:32 AM — Filed under: , ,
Comparison of National IPR Strategy September 2012, National IPR Strategy July 2014 and Draft National IP Policy, December 2014
This is an analysis of the first draft of India's National IPR Policy with an earlier document "India's National IPR Strategy". by Amulya Purushothama last modified Mar 08, 2016 01:49 AM — Filed under: , ,
CCI allowed to probe Ericsson: FAQs on Ericsson’s disputes with Micromax and Intex
The blog post is an analysis of the recent decision of the Delhi High Court, clarifying that the Competition Commission of India could investigate Ericsson for ... by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified May 01, 2016 01:46 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Comments on Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Discussion Paper on Standard Essential Patents and their Availability on Frand Terms
The Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The comments were prepared by Anubha Sinha, Nehaa ... by Anubha Sinha, Nehaa Chaudhari and Rohini Lakshane last modified May 03, 2016 02:30 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
CIS' Submission to DIPP and CGPDTM at meeting with IP Stakeholders
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks held a meeting with IP stakeholders on December 7, 2017, chaired by the Secretary, ... by Anubha Sinha last modified Dec 13, 2017 02:31 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Joining the Dots in India's Big-Ticket Mobile Phone SEP Litigation
Rohini Lakshané and Shweta Mohandas have published their last update to this paper that chronicles mobile device SEP litigation in India. All developments in ... by Rohini Lakshané and Shweta Mohandas last modified Jul 06, 2019 01:42 AM — Filed under: ,
Letter for Establishment of Patent Pool for Low-cost Access Devices through Compulsory Licenses
On June 27, 2013, CIS sent a letter for establishment of a patent pool for low cost access devices through compulsory licenses. by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Jun 27, 2013 08:06 AM — Filed under: , ,
Comments on the Draft Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) submitted the below comments to the office of the Controller General of Patents Designs & Trademarks, Mumbai on July ... by Puneeth Nagaraj last modified Aug 02, 2013 08:27 AM — Filed under: ,
The Game of IPR: Insights from the 6th Global Intellectual Property Convention in Hyderabad
IP practitioners and IP creators were among the 1700 participants to gather at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre earlier this month. Here, CIS had ... by Samantha Cassar last modified Jan 31, 2014 09:56 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Cultural Interests vs. Modernization: Robert Shapiro on IPR & Innovation in India
Last Friday March 28, 2014, prominent economist and chairman of Sonecon, llc, Dr. Robert Shapiro, lead a discussion on the roles of IPR and FDI in innovation. ... by Samantha Cassar last modified Apr 03, 2014 10:54 AM — Filed under: , ,
Patent Valuation and License Fee Determination in Context of Patent Pools
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. ... by Vikrant Narayan Vasudeva last modified Jul 09, 2014 09:46 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Interviews with App Developers: [dis]regard towards IPR vs. Patent Hype – Part II
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. ... by Samantha Cassar last modified Aug 19, 2014 03:51 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
CIS Comments on the Draft National Policy on Electronics
These were the comments submitted by CIS to the request for comments put out by the Department of Information Technology on its draft 'National Policy on ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Nov 01, 2011 12:05 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Pre-Budget Consultation 2016 - Submission to the IT Group of the Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has recently held pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups in connection with the Union Budget 2016-17. We were ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Jan 12, 2016 01:34 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
Patented Games
Some prefer Steve Jobs, patron saint of perfection, others prefer Nicholas Negroponte, messiah of the masses. While Mr Jobs may be guilty of contributing to ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Mar 08, 2012 12:14 PM — Filed under: ,