Reforming Environmental Impact Assessment in Indian Mining: Legal Framework, Loopholes, and Global Lessons
The extraction of minerals from the earth, although essential for economic growth, puts immense pressure on the environment too. The practice is usually practiced in environmentally sensitive regions and has the potential to cause negative environmental and social impacts if not performed through proper regulatory processes. For the sake of striking a balance between economic […]
AI in the Indian Judiciary: Predicting Justice
ABSTRACT The project employs doctrinal research methods, i.e. secondary research which involves writing on basis of other materials available and this project will attempt to critically analyze the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Indian judiciary. While delivering a judgement, a judge is expected to be mindful of the values of the society., They are […]
THE BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST, INDIA v. HTTPS://BHAGAVATAM.IN/#GSC.TAB=0 & ORS
Case Summary: The plaintiff in this case, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, sought protection from copyright infringements on its works. The court recognised that piracy had happened in a number of languages in which the plaintiff’s works had been published. It held that such copying of intellectual works could not be tolerated since it would result in […]
Drs Logistics V. Google
INTRODUCTION Businesses seek to lure customers to the brand by using Google Ads word program, Link tags, Deep-linking, and Meta Tagging. Search engine marketing has a significant advantage in that it displays useful advertisements next to targeted consumers at the exact time the consumer indicates his or her curiosity while browsing the web. As a […]
Rules on Live-streaming of Court Proceedings
Introduction The ability to watch live court hearings is included in the right to access justice, which is guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution. In the Mirajkar case, it was decided that “the proceedings of a Court of Justice shall be open to the public, save in extraordinary situations.” An e-Committee of the SC […]
Apple Wins Patent Suit Against Alivecor Over Portable Ecg Tech
INTRODUCTION This suit was before Patent trial and Appeal board between the Apple Inc. (Petitioner) and the AliveCor, Inc. (Patent Owners) over the U.S. Patent No. 9,572,499 owned by AliveCor. In this case, Petitioner has filed a Petition for an inter partes review of claims 1–20 of U.S. Patent No. 9,572,499 B2. Board after taking […]
CCPA issues ‘Guidelines on Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’
Abstract The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on 9th June 2022 issued the “Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsement for Misleading Advertisement 2022” with immediate effect.[1] The main objective of these guidelines is to curb misleading advertisements and protect consumers from unfair trade practices. The guidelines will be applicable to all forms, formats, […]
Understanding Ip Waiver: A Failure Or Success?
Introduction The outbreak of Covid-19 has led to the transition of the world’s legal institutions at a frightening speed. Normal human contact has been replaced with intra-family communication and technological assets like zoom, Skype etc. COVID-19 is a public health concern that is the first thing that needs to be addressed. There is a wider […]
Safeguarding The Cover, Not The Book: Understanding, By Case Laws, The Theory Of Trademark Dilution
Introduction Good Biscuits & Bad Biscuits Say, for example, that you like biscuits from brand A. You buy them because they taste good. Now, brand D, knowing the popularity of brand A’s biscuits, releases their product whose packaging and design are similar to that of brand A, and since they look alike, you (and a […]
Levi Strauss And Co. Vs. Imperial Online Services Private Limited
Intellectual property protection is important for fostering innovation. Without protecting the innovations, businesses may not be able to reap the full benefits of their ideas. Companies has started to use different IP to protect their innovations to differentiate their products from others and to avoid infringement of their innovations. In today’s time the risk of […]