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15 years of Right to Information

Fifteen years back on 12th October, 2005 the Right to Information (RTI) Act became operational. It was the auspicious day of Vijayadashmi and appeared to herald a new revolution in Indian democracy.... Read more »

Understanding IP through utility and incentive-based approach

In the previous piece, the author discussed how personality matters in intellectual property. The author relates to the personality theory giving Hegelian’s justification for intellectual property. The claim over the property by... Read more »

Impact of coronavirus and nationwide lockdown on the proceeding of IP in India

With the outbreak of Corona Pandemic and announcement of nationwide lockdown in the country on 23rd March 2020, the initial lockdown was from 23rd March 2020 to 14th April 2020 later seeing... Read more »

Covid-19 and commercial leases: Exploring the unexplored route for invoking force majeure

The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly raised many complex questions of law in relation to the rights and obligations of parties when faced with substantial variation in circumstances in the context of which... Read more »

Surge in FGM amidst pandemic in Middle East, North Africa: Need for a coordinated approach

According to the UNFPA (July 2020 data), 98 percent of the women aged between 15 and 49 years has undergone FGM in Somalia and it is as high as 93 percent in... Read more »

Legislative policies regulating foreign subsidiaries in Indian startups

Government has thought of an extensive approach on empowering new businesses/startups in India through various strategies and guidelines such as the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Rupees) Regulations 2000, Foreign Exchange Management... Read more »

Emoji and IPR

The word ‘Emoji’ originally meant pictogram, which was an acting symbol to convey meaning with physical object usually seen in computer icons. Before Emoji, Emoticons were used to express feelings by using a combination... Read more »

Limitation under Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code: A tale of two judgements?

“…It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” (Charles Dickens, a Tale of Two Cities, 1859) The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) was projected and portrayed as a... Read more »

How personality matters in intellectual property

What justifies an author in alienating his copies of work while keeping the exclusive right of reproduction of further copies with him?  In the previous piece the author discussed about the foundational... Read more »

Artificial intelligence and the need for data protection in legal system

The world is connected with wide usage of Internet, social media sites/applications and smart technology. Data travels across the world with no territorial barriers. According to statistics, India has the second highest Internet population... Read more »