Apar Gupta
I have recently authored an article on the stereotypes of lawyers in Bollywood movies and the effects of them on flesh and blood lawyers. The article is presently under the editorial review of the Journal of Indian Law and Society…
Archives for the month January 2011
Dodging Constant Lobbying
Kshitij MalhotraAfter resisting constant American lobbying for amending India’s patent laws (blogged by us here), the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has recently thwarted efforts of lobbying by European Union for amending the Indian patent laws and …
Patents and Trademarks – The true distinction
I picked up today’s Economic Times to get quite a shock. On the second page of the India’s leading business newspaper was a piece of article highlighting the recent decision of Ministry of Commerce to open the entire trademark database …
Online Copyright Violation – Rap Their Knuckles, and Rap Em’ Hard
With an explosion in the number of blogs and publisher websites on the internet, there has been a rampant increase in problem of online copyright infringement. It won’t be uncommon, if one fine day you find your blog posts, or articles …
Protecting Our Software Exports
India’s technology exports have grown considerably over the years. Software exports constitute a lion’s share of these exports. According to recent NASSCOM reports, the software product exports have grown by 14.4 percent in the current fiscal year, touching about …
Press Statement given by Shri Kapil Sibal on 2G Spectrum Issues
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Questioning the very basis of the specter of corruption raised around the last round of 2G licenses, Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Communications and Technology has termed the CAG loss “erroneous”. The press …
telecom and IT, the next 100 days
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Mr. Kapil Sibal who has recently taken charge as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology has on the 1st of January, 2010 released an ambitious 100 day roadmap for the Telecom and IT sector. The …
Setback for Abbot – IPO rejects patent application for HIV
The trend of rejecting patent applications, made by multinational pharma companies, continues at the Indian Patent Office. As reported here and here, the Indian patent authorities have rejected Abbot’s patent application for its HIV drug, sold under …
Delhi HC Stays Websites Distributing News Content
In a recent decision that has ramifications on free distribution of online content, the Delhi High court has passed an ex-parte interim injunction against two websites for carrying and forwarding articles published by Hindustan Times (HT) Media Group. The websites: …
Patent and Take Notice
It seems Kunnath Pharma, manufacturer of anti impotency drug Musli Power Xtra, has invested quite a lot on advertising the drug. Musli advertisements can be seen everywhere these days: on electronic displays at metro stations, huge billboards, and hoardings in …