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Intellepedia Presents a Seminar on Intellectual Property for Business and Financial Benefit

We’re holding a half day IP seminar, Intellectual Property for Business and Financial Benefit on February 14th at BananaIP Counsels in Bangalore. Spaces are reserved exclusively for Senior-level individuals, R&D Leaders, Technology and Innovation Driven Startups. How to take advantage of IP in today’s business context in India? Intellectual Property has today emerged as an important business tool in India. From financial valuation and increasing business revenues to gaining business advantage and market share, IP is being used effectively by large…

February 12, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, e-Commerce Law, General, Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups, IP Valuation, Media and Entertainment Law, Open Source Licensing, Patents, Trademarks 0Comment 1155Views 0Like

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Burn Rate, a gripping and insightful novel by Prof Jon M. Garon

We live and thrive around the fear and excitement of the unknown, the uncertain and the unpredictable. The AI age is on us, and one cannot help wondering where it might take us. While lawyers debate about how law should respond to developments in AI, technologists are busy Taking long strides, every step taking them away from legal coverage. Professor Jon Garon's 'Burn Rate' is a fast paced crime and corporate thriller that delves into many technological issues plaguing our…

December 3, 2019 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala General, Intellectual Property 0Comment 839Views 0Like

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Full text of Ayodhya Judgment of Supreme Court of India

Though the Supreme Court's Ayodhya Judgment is not directly related to intellectual property, innovation and creativity, the focus of Intellepedia, we are sharing the full text of the judgment for our reader's reference. The Supreme Court has just published the judgment on its website, and you may download the same in PDF and word formats here. If the judgment has any IP implications, we will report the same once we review the full judgment. Download Ayodhya Judgment in PDF and Word We…

November 9, 2019 BananaIP Reporter General, Intellectual Property 0Comment 655Views 0Like

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“Building an Intellectual Property Framework for your Organization” Seminar Being Organized by Intellepedia – India’s Leading IP Resource for Corporates & Professionals

Building an Intellectual Property Framework for your Organization There is no doubt in the minds of business leaders that intellectual property (IP) provides great business and competitive advantage. However, deriving value from their IP creations and investments is for most companies an unsolved puzzle. With the increase in emphasis on IP in various business transactions ranging from selling products to providing services, organizations in India are now focusing on building IP portfolios that provide direct business value and competitive…

November 6, 2019 BananaIP Reporter General, Intellectual Property 0Comment 875Views 0Like

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IP, Privacy and Antitrust This Week: Publishers Sue Audible, Google Ends Mobile Network Insights, Qualcomm to Keep “No License, No Chip” Policy, and more

Publishers Sue Audible over New Speech to Text Feature, Facebook Wins Appeal Against German Anti-Trust Order, Google Ends Mobile Network Insights for Telecom Operators, TikTok Warns Against Predators, CCI Orders Probe into Intel’s Warranty Policies in India, Qualcomm Wins Stay Order to Keep “No License, No Chip” Policy, and more. Publishers Sue Audible over New Speech to Text Feature Major publishers have jointly filed a copyright infringement suit in a New York Court against Amazon’s audio book company, Audible. They claim…

August 30, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property, IP and Antitrust/Competition, Privacy / Data Protection, Social Media Law 0Comment 712Views 0Like

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Draft E-Commerce Policy Has a Long Way To Go

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a notification announcing the Draft National E-Commerce Policy on 23rd February, 2019 and inviting comments and suggestions from stakeholders. The Policy recognises the substantial growth of e-commerce and some of the opportunities and regulatory hurdles that accompany it. The Policy addresses the various concerns that have accompanied the rapid digitization of the economy and has chosen certain key areas that needs prioritization. Additionally, the Centre has highlighted the importance…

March 21, 2019 BananaIP Reporter General, Intellectual Property, Privacy / Data Protection 0Comment 893Views 0Like

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amazon Kindle India non compliance on FDI law

Kindle eBooks, Amazon and Business of Licensing: Section 33 Non-Compliance?

Over the years, the copyright law was amended several times to achieve different objectives ranging from inclusion of new works and rights to protecting interests of authors. One of the amendments to Indian copyright law in 1994 related to creating an exclusive business zone for copyright societies, whose objective is to manage works of authors, publishers and owners and facilitate ease of licensing and royalty sharing. The amendment provided in Section 33 of the Copyright Act that only copyright societies…

February 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1973Views 0Like

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Kindle eBooks, FDI eCommerce Policy and Amazon Marketplace – Non-compliance Continues Contd.

Amazon Seller Services Private Limited ("Amazon") runs the eCommerce marketplace at www.amazon.in, and among other products, Amazon facilitates sale of eBooks and/or eBook subscription licenses on the platform at its Kindle eBook Store at https://www.amazon.in/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=1634753031. In my opinion, Amazon's business and approach with respect to eBooks does not comply with the recent FDI eCommerce guidelines by virtue of the following: By exclusively permitting only its group company Amazon Asia Pacific ("Amazon APAC") to sell eBooks on its marketplace; By…

February 15, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Trademarks 0Comment 910Views 0Like

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Intermediaries, Marketplaces and Take Down Actions

My colleague, Ashwini Arun, brought an interesting post on Spicy IP on SareGama's take down notice to my attention. The post talks about take down of one of its articles, and may be read at: https://spicyip.com/2019/02/saregama-pa-rdon-me-you-have-the-wrong-address-on-the-perils-and-pitfalls-of-notice-and-takedown.html. It is unfortunate that SareGama decided to include an article from Spicy IP, renowned for its well-researched articles and contributions to IP discourse, in its Take Down list. I am assuming that the inclusion of the link by SareGama was an inadvertent act of…

February 14, 2019 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property, Privacy / Data Protection 0Comment 792Views 0Like

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Kindle eBooks and Amazon Marketplace – The Non-Compliance Continues

Amazon's Kindle eBooks need no introduction. Everyone is aware of them, and since the launch of the Kindle eBook store in India, Amazon claims that its publisher and customer base is growing fast. In 2018, Amazon also launched Audible, its audio book store in India. So far, I have used the term Amazon loosely to refer to several of its entities. For purposes of this post, two entities of Amazon are relevant. One, Amazon Asia Pacific Holdings Private Limited (Amazon…

February 11, 2019 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 1763Views 0Like

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Celebrating 20 Years of IP Excellence

Intellepedia Presents a Seminar on Intellectual Property for Business and Financial Benefit

Burn Rate, a gripping and insightful novel by Prof Jon M. Garon

Full text of Ayodhya Judgment of Supreme Court of India

“Building an Intellectual Property Framework for your Organization” Seminar Being Organized by Intellepedia – India’s Leading IP Resource for Corporates & Professionals

Draft E-Commerce Policy Has a Long Way To Go

Kindle eBooks, Amazon and Business of Licensing: Section 33 Non-Compliance?

Kindle eBooks, FDI eCommerce Policy and Amazon Marketplace – Non-compliance Continues Contd.

Intermediaries, Marketplaces and Take Down Actions

Kindle eBooks and Amazon Marketplace – The Non-Compliance Continues

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