September 2020

  • Brompton Bicycle Case unfolds: CJEU grants Copyright Protection to Functional Designs

    Brompton Bicycle Case unfolds: CJEU grants Copyright Protection to Functional Designs

    [This post has been authored by Neha Mehta, a student at Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS.]   Quoting Robert L. Peters, “Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.” Designs are a way of expressing one’s thought and creativity. Protection of functional shapes is not a mere concern of patent law.…

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  • Protecting Trade Secrets: Need for Law Amidst Growing e-Espionage

    Protecting Trade Secrets: Need for Law Amidst Growing e-Espionage

    [This post has been authored by Dhruti Lunker and Isiri S.D., students at Tamil Nadu National Law University.]   “The loss of industrial information and intellectual property through cyber espionage constitutes the greatest transfer of wealth in history.” –Gen. Keith Alexander Introduction With ‘survival of the fittest’ being the motto of existing global markets, there…

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  • Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs): A Digital Revolution in the Corporate Realm

    Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs): A Digital Revolution in the Corporate Realm

    [This post has been authored by Prakarsh and Shruti Mishra, students at National Law Institute University, Bhopal.] Introduction Technological advancements are being increasingly sought after and mainly pertain to maximizing automation to cut costs. These demands have led digital experts to develop a potential regime of fully automated and decentralized corporations known as ‘Decentralized Autonomous…

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  • Fake Profiles: The Poison Ivy of the Virtual World

    Fake Profiles: The Poison Ivy of the Virtual World

    [This post has been authored by Saurabh Gupta and Divyapratap Singh Parmar, students of Institute of Law, Nirma University.] Introduction Back in the day, before social media came into existence, fans would write letters or message-boards to celebrities professing their love, adoration and undying loyalty. However, with the advent of smartphones and the internet, people…

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