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BECOME CINDERELLA AT ONE DOLLAR?: GREY MARKET IMPORTS PLAY FAIRY GOD MOTHER

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The Economic Times reported that French cosmetics and toiletries giant L’Oreal had filed an injunction suit against the discount retailer MyDollarStore, alleging that the latter had infringed its intellectual property rights (IPR) and illegally imported its goods into the Indian market. The report further stated that the two parties are in talks which could lead to an out-of-court settlement. The report pointed out that in such cases the issue for the MNCs is that these allegedly ‘illegal imports’ of top […]

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TO BE OR NOT BE PATENT FREE!

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Even though India fared dismally in the recent rankings on E-governance, losing 26 places in the World E-Government Readiness Index 2008 and ranking seven places below China in the Web Assessment Survey, the attempt of the Indian Government to establish E-Governance throughout the country continues undeterred. This persistence has been applauded by the United Nations. In particular, India’s attempt at establishing a comprehensive national portal http://india.gov.in/, to account for the important policies and the strategy of the government in relation

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PATENT PROTECTION FOR MARRIAGE PORTAL?

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As the better halves of the so called matches ‘made in heaven’ attempt to find their soul mates on online marriage portals like the bharatmatrimony.com, these portals find their terms of endearment in the profit margins involved. Interestingly and quite unbelievably, in order to maintain their leading position in the market, bharatmatrimony is seeking protection under the realm of patents. They have several patent applications pending, including applications for programs like “veriprofile” and “virtual matrimony meet”. Techgoss reported this attempt

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For the Love of Cricket: The Delhi High Court’s Dicta on Fair Dealing Increases the Woes of the News Channels

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ESPN Stars Sports v. Global Broadcast News Ltd. and Ors. is the latest case decided by the Delhi High Court following a string of cases dealing with the exception of fair dealing and news channel reporting. This case seems to a chance to take advantage of the favourable attitude of the Delhi High Court towards broadcasters, especially in light of the earlier decisions of the concerned court in Prasar Bharti v. Sahara TV Network Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.(MANU/DE/3041/2005) and the injunction suit filed by Prasar Bharti

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