Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

Introduction Intellectual property rights (IPR) in e-commerce are a vital component of e-commerce. Despite its importance, it is frequently overlooked since most people do not comprehend it and its linkages to e-commerce are not evident. Regardless, intellectual property and e-commerce are inseparably linked. Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual […]

Compulsory licensing on copyright | What is the Credibility?

Introduction Copyright is an Intellectual Property Rights law that insures the protection to the creator on literary, dramatic, producer or reproducer or artistic work also to the producer of the filmography of the work and sound recordings. It also gives the protection on the field of software and information practices. Under Section 13 of the […]

An Essay on the Healthcare Industry and Patents: An Indian Approach

Introduction The World Trade Organization (WTO), via the TRIPS agreement, has set out various governing provisions for pharmaceutical patents. Under these provisions, the authorities provide patent holders protection on their patents for at least two decades. Patents provide the patentee an exclusive license to create, utilize, or trade the patented innovation and forbid others from […]

Whodunit?! AI Generative Works and Personality Rights of Artists

Introduction Personality rights have been recognized to be protected rights under common law and IPR law. These rights protect a person’s domain and control over how they want to project and communicate their image to the larger masses. It naturally follows that the right to the commercialization of one’s image also rests with the individual […]

The Indian Perspective On Intellectual Property Rights And Competition Legislation

Changing Relation of IPR Law and Competition Law The laws governing intellectual property (“IPR Law”) and competition are frequently perceived as being in opposition to one another. While the goal of IPR law is to preserve inventors’ rights over their creations, the goal of competition law is to maintain effective market competition by prohibiting anti-competitive […]

Determining the legitimacy of Gene Patenting: Need for a regulatory regime in India

Introduction Patenting a gene is an exclusive right granted to a person or organization that purports to be the first to discover a specific sequence of DNA (a gene). Patent holders have the exclusive right to restrict how a gene is used commercially and non-commercially for a certain amount of time once they have received a […]

Nutraceutical Industry & Associated IP Rights

Introduction In the current world scenario, people started to give attention to health and related parameters. Subsequently, the healthcare sector has gained precedence and command over the market. The global nutraceutical market (including functional food, functional beverages, and dietary supplements) is anticipated to grow by 7.5% (CAGR) between 2022 and 2027, in which the United […]

Artist Royalties: An exegesis of Resale rights in India

Introduction A fundamental postulate of Intellectual Property Rights is due recognition and benefits to creators, innovators, and artists over tangible creations of their original ideas. The rationale behind the same is to compensate/reward people for their original contributions to the world. Since an artist is responsible for the very conception of his painting, drawing, sculpting or a […]

Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

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 […]

Who Owns the Information, and Why It Matters in an Era of Information Surveillance?

Introduction Although it is indisputable that a system for the efficient protection of personal data is necessary, India, along with a number of other jurisdictions, has had difficulty formulating a system that is optimal for a number of reasons. First, in order to effectively safeguard the interests of the data principal, laws governing Digital Intellectual Property and […]