<p>By Apoorv Chaudhary In Sanjay Gupta v Sony Pictures, the Delhi High Court has held that a concept note is not protected under the Copyright Act, 1957 as it represents a mere idea rather than expression of such idea. This case is in conflict with an earlier ruling of Delhi High Court in Anil Gupta v. Kunal &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/04/13/case-comment-sanjay-kumar-gupta-another-v-sony-pictures/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-

In Navigators Logistics v Kashif Qureshi, the Delhi High Court held that no copyright can subsist in a compilation in the absence of authorship of a natural person and application of skill and judgment by such person in creating the compilation. In a jurisdiction that does not provide protection for non-original databases and &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/04/13/case-comment-navigators-logistics-ltd-v-kashif-qureshi-ors/" class="more-link">Continue ...

<p>By Saraswathy Vaidyanathan From the times when internet and technology were mere additions to our lives, we have now moved towards the world of artificial intelligence, big data, and algorithms becoming an integral extension of our lives. Algorithms have also become pervasive to the extent that, they influence the basic aspects of our lives. They &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/okay-google-what-is-search-bias/" class="more-link">Continue reading <s

<p>University of Pennsylvania Law School and IDIA organised a conference titled ‘A 3-D Perspective on Indian Intellectual Property: Distinct, Diverse and Democratic?’at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi on 5th March 2019. Dr. Arul George Scaria, Co-director, CIIPC, was part of the panel discussion on copyright law in India  and this panel was chaired by &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/03/11/panel-discussion-at-upenn-and-idia-conference-at-indian-law-insti

Mr. Yogesh Pai, Co-Director, CIIPC, was part of a panel discussion titled ‘Alternatives to Copyright- Open Access, Creative Commons, Open Sources’ at the Brainstorming Session on the Future of Copyright, organised by the Inter-University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology, on February 27, 2019. This panel was chaired by &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/03/08/panel-discussion-alternatives-copyright-o

<p>Dr. Arul George Scaria, Co-Director, CIIPC, was part of a panel discussion titled ‘Copyright as an Incentive’ at the Brainstorming Session on the Future of Copyright, organised by Inter-University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology, on February 27, 2019. This panel was chaired by Prof. David Nimmer and Dr &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/panel-discussion-on-copyright-as-an-incentive-brainst

<p>Mr. Yogesh Pai, the Co-Director of CIIPC, delivered a talk on ‘Patents and Competition Law in India’ at Sixth Annual National Workshop Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights – 2019 at Inter University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology on 19th January, 2019. He started by narrating the Great Patent Debate and the relationship &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/ciipc-co-director-makes-a-presentation-on-patents-and-comp

<p>Khushbu Kumari, Research Fellow, CIIPC, presented the paper titled “Competition Law in Agri-Biotech in India”, co-authored with Mr. Yogesh Pai, at the First IP &amp; Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference on 31 January – 1 February 2019 held at International Islamic University, Malaysia. The paper analyses the prima facie order of the Competition Commission of &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/ciipc-research-fellow-presents-a-paper-at-first-ip-inn

<p>Shrinkhala Jaiswal, Research Fellow, CIIPC, presented the paper titled “‘Working’ Through NPEs Debate: Injunctive Relief in India”, co-authored with Mr. Yogesh Pai, at the 4th Asian IP Works-in-Progress Conference organized by Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA) School of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore on 30th and 31st January &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/ciipc-research-fellow-presents-a

<p>The session, titled Future Tech and IP: Turning Ideas into Impact, was part of the India-UK Future Tech Festival organized by the British High Commission. Moderated by Mr. Adam Williams, Director, International Policy Directorate, UK Intellectual Property Office, the session focused on discussions around navigating the IP framework for successful innovation and the importance of &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2018/12/20/india-uk-future-tech-festival-future-t

<p>The Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC) at National Law University, Delhi, is pleased to announce that Prof. Jay Kesan, Professor, University of Illinois and Dr Kirti Gupta, Senior Director, Economic Strategy at Qualcomm Inc. will be conducting a five-day Certificate Course on IP Licensing and Competition Law, from 22nd-26th August, 2018. The &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2018/08/01/certificate-course-on-ip-licensing-and-co

The National IPR Policy was launched on 12th May, 2016. To mark two years of the policy being in force, Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) on 16th May, 2018 organized a one-day conference on the National IPR Policy in New Delhi. With Creative India; Innovative India as the policy &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/national-ipr-policy-marking-2-years/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">National IPR Po...

<p>by Ms Pragya Chaturvedi</p> <p>It is well-established that owners of copyright are entitled to certain exclusive rights with respect to usage of works created and owned by them. However, the entitlement is not without a counteractive force in the form of fair use or fair-dealing exceptions and the application of other copyright doctrines that limit exclusivity. In the present case, the debate surrounds the copyrightability of works owned by the Government. Should Governmen

<p>The Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (CIIPC) is organising a special talk on &#8220;Online Platforms and Competition Law: Challenges for Competition Authorities and Policy Makers&#8221; by Prof. Renato Nazzini, Kings College, London and Mr. Ruchit Patel, Ropes and Gray, London.</p>

The objective of this article is to examine the CCI's reasoning and approach in patent—related cases, in light of (i) the legislative framework governing competition and patent law in India, (ii) the economic theories that govern the intersection between competition law and patent law, and (iii) the manner in which competition agencies in comparative jurisdictions have dealt ...

<p>By Arul George Scaria and Rishika Rangarajan [(2016) 8 WIPO Journal 109] Abstract Open science is a global movement attempting to reclaim certain core values of science. One such value is openness. Given the important role of science in political, economic, social and technological development, it is important to identify the legal and policy reforms &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/fine-tuning-the-intellectual-property-approaches-to-fostering-open-

The objective of this article is to examine the CCI’s reasoning and approach in patent—related cases, in light of (i) the legislative framework governing competition and patent law in India, (ii) the economic theories that govern the intersection between competition law and patent law, and (iii) the manner in which competition agencies in comparative jurisdictions have dealt with similar agreements and conduct by patent holders. Section 1 of this article deals with an analysi

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<p>COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT TELANGANA STATE OPEN DATA POLICY 2016 Arul George Scaria and Rishika Rangarajan &nbsp; The Telangana State Open Data Policy 2016 is a positive step towards better governance through more open data. We would like to share herewith some of our comments and suggestions to make the policy more holistic and more &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/comments-on-telangana-open-data-poliy-2016/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span cla