An Overview Of The Rule Regarding Dematerialization

Dematerialization

Dematerialisation Maintaining a record of all paper-based documents is consistently challenging. Furthermore, the growing volume of paperwork each day can lead to the misplacement of essential documents, potentially triggering disruptions in the stock market and its associated businesses. Additionally, when shares are held in Demat form, the transferor is not required to pay stamp duty. […]

Evolution of ESG Regime in India: Challenges and way forward

esg

Introduction The term ESG has come to be widely discussed and debated in the past decade. While it has come to be an important term for those investing in the capital market in India and worldwide, it remains to be an enigma for many. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Broadly speaking in addition […]

Digitalisation of Bill of Lading

Introduction – Bill Of Lading The bill of lading (B/L) holds significant importance within the shipping industry. Having its origins in Italy during the 13th century, this document is issued by a contracting carrier to the shipper, serving three primary purposes: Acting as a Receipt for Carriage of Goods – The bill of lading acknowledges […]

Rules on Live-streaming of Court Proceedings

Live Streaming

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 […]

Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

Virtual-Youtuber

Introduction In the 21st century, a virtual identity is not a new concept. It varies from creating an alternate persona on a social media account to voicing an animated character in a movie. The idea of the Virtual Individual was explored and popularised by the game Second Life. The sudden growth of Virtual YouTubers (Vtubers) has […]

Electronic Signatures and Their Authenticity.

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Introduction This particular blog is on the subject matter that what is the whole concept of electronic signatures. In this blog the various facets with respect to electronic signatures have been covered in order to make the reader aware of the concept of e-signatures in detail. [Image Source: Shutterstock] The various facets with respect to […]

Gustatory Mark : Its Registrability And Future In Metaverse

Metaverse Gustatory

If one recalls the anime series of Flavour of Youth or the Master Chef episodes, where the participants are given food to taste for identifying the added ingredients or flavours. Or our day to day statements where we identify the missing or extra ingredient in food like ‘it is more sugary’ or ‘its garlic flavour […]

IPR Protection of Electronic Platforms in the USA

Digitalization

In the modern era, technology has narrowed the borderlines between physical and digital plane of the global production system. The current pace of technological development has led to significant changes to the way people live and work all over the world. The Global Digital Reports released in January 2020, reported that more than 4.5 million […]