Author: VS Warrier The Competition Commission of India in its order in the case filed by Ajay Devgn Films against Yash Raj Films Private Limited has held that there is no contravention of the provisions of the Competition Act (‘the Act’) by the alleged agreement between Yash Raj Films Private Limited and its various associated
Author: VS Warrier A rare political consensus, despite reservations expressed by some Members of Parliament over certain omissions in the Bill, marked the passage of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2012, in Parliament in May. Almost all the speakers in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha underlined the need to protect the copyright of authors. The Copyright
Author: Varnika Singh* The Copyright Board under the Copyright Act, 1957 [hereinafter referred as 'Act'] does not have power to grant an ad hoc compulsory license by way of interim order. On 3rd May 2012 the Full Bench of Supreme Court of India headed by Hon’ble Justice Mr. Altamas Kabir, Hon’ble Justice Mr. Surinder Singh
Authors : Puneet Yadav & Prashant R Dahat There is a well-established statutory, administrative and judicial framework to safeguard intellectual property rights in India, whether they relate to patents, trademarks, copyright or industrial designs. Well-known international trademarks have been protected in India even when they were not registered in India. The Indian Trademarks Law has
Competition Law and its conflict with IPR Author: VS Warrier In pursuit of globalization, India has responded positively by opening up its economy, removing controls and resorting to liberalization. In quest of increasing the efficiency of the nation’s economy, the Government of India acknowledged the Liberalization Privatization Globalization era. As a result Indian market faces