IP ERA - January - February 2017 Issue

In this issue

Biological Diversity Act 2012 : An Overview, Whose Electric Bulb Is It Anyway, IP-Led Innovation as Driver of Indian Economy : The Role of Business.

Biological Diversity Act, 2002: An Overview

A look at the provisions and regulations issued under this Act that came into force entirely in 2004 mainly to give effect to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity held at Rio De Janeiro in 1992.

7 mins

Flying high: PTAB's Pilot Program For One-Judge Reviews

The pilot program proposed by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is a winwin for both patent owners and the PTAB as it offers the former a chance to try one’s case before an objective trial-phase panel, while the latter stands to benefit too as two of three judges who would have been involved in the institution phase of an IPR are now free to look into other matters…

5 mins

IP-led Innovation As Driver Of Indian Economy: The Role Of Businesses

Given the new policy initiatives by the Government of India that provide significant opportunity, Indian companies must develop IP-based innovative products and solutions that lead to business and economic growth.

8 mins

Google V. Equustek Solutions: The Cost of Doing Business?

Whether this is a simple case of the cost of doing business or just another case of insisting that Internet service providers and search engines become Internet police, there should be better parameters in place to protect the freedom of speech and prevent the abuse of the system.

8 mins

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