Author name: Mihir Naniwadekar

Transparency in the Court: Recording oral proceedings – the way forward?

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Recently, it was reported in several newspapers (including the Hindu and the Indian Express) that the Supreme Court while hearing a petition filed by an NGO ‘Janhit Manch’ stated that it would consider allowing the recording of Court proceedings in the interests of judicial transparency. It appears in fact that the Supreme Court has approved of a policy to audio-record its proceedings. Further, an Advocate of the Karnataka High Court, Mr. K.V. Dhananjay, has requested the Chief Justice of Karnataka […]

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The Fabulous tale of Scrabulous…

/ By / Copyright, Design, Trademark

An earlier post on this blog had briefly discussed the Scrabulous case decided by Justice Bhat of the Delhi High Court. In this post, I will analyse some of the important aspects of the case (Mattel Inc. v. Jayant Agarwalla, IA No. 2532/2008 in CS (OS) 344/2008). At the outset, it is essential to note that theorder of the Court arose out of an application for a temporary injunction. In matters of temporary injunction, the plaintiff has to demonstrate his

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Away from ‘Old IP’? A Discussion on an International Expert Group Report

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The International Expert Group on Biotechnology, Innovation and Intellectual Property recently released its report titled ‘Toward a New Era of Intellectual Property: From Confrontation to Negotiation’. The Report is available here. The Report contains several important policy suggestions, arguing for a move toward ‘New IP’ – “… the emerging area of IP in which IP stresses sharing and collaboration instead of increased protection, leading not only to greater levels of innovation, but better access to new products and services…” –

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