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IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright

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Additionally, insofar as a company that owns a copyright is using it as collateral, it is obligated to register it under section 77 of the Companies Act, 2013.

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Bombay High Court Grants (the First?) Section 32 License to Translate a Literary Work in Marathi

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One year later, in March 2013 the compulsory license order was upheld by the IPAB in a landmark ruling by the then Chairperson, Justice Prabha Sridevan. But IP nerds will specifically remember that eleven years ago, in March 2012, India’s first compulsory license was granted by the Indian Patent Office against Bayer’s Nexavar.

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Chancery Pavilion v. Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd: Karnataka High Court’s Problematic Finding on Section 60 Suits

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For this, the High Court relied on the proviso to Section 60, which states that the right to seek actions against the groundless threat of legal proceedings will not apply if the person making such threats, “ with due diligence, commences and prosecutes an action for infringement of the copyright claimed by him. ”

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

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The safe harbour exemption clause was added to Section 79 of the Information Technology Act of 2000, which protected an intermediary from liability for third-party content on its platform if it completed “due diligence” as specified by the Central Government.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to Principal 

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from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2013, his Ph.D. and foreign patent prosecution, opinion work, due diligence studies, and client counseling in the areas of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, nanotechnology, oil and gas, food and beverage, and medical devices. He received his J.D. She received her J.D.

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Establish a Branch Office (BO) / Liaison Office (LO) / Project Office (PO) by the foreign entity in India

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Application for establishment of BO/LO/PO in India may be submitted by the non-resident entity in Form-FNC to the designated AD Category-I bank and the AD Category-I bank after due diligence shall forward a copy of the Form-FNC along With details to the General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi for allotment of Unique Identification Number.

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Overview of Beneficial ownership in India

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Although Section 89 of the Companies Act, 2013, refers to a beneficial interest in a share, the committee acknowledged that there was no provision to maintain a separate register for the company’s beneficial owners and that the person holding the share was required to declare their beneficial interest in the company. Section 89.