IP guide for smart protein
Intellectual Property (IP) is a critical, long-term asset that can drive value, build investor confidence, and secure a competitive edge in the smart protein sector. Whether you are developing a novel fermentation strain, engineering textures in plant-based foods, or scaling up bioprocesses, your ideas and know-how should be...
Fertility, Privacy, and Compliance: Navigating the DPDPA in IVF Practices
This paper explores the growing data privacy concerns surrounding in-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and the evolving responsibilities these clinics face in managing sensitive patient information.
It aims to understand how privacy practices within IVF facilities operate under their existing regulatory framework...
GIFT City sets sights on becoming India’s ‘Guernsey’ by onshoring Intellectual Property
Ankit Sahni, Partner, Ajay Sahni & Associates says, successful global SEZs thrive by combining regulatory freedom with strong legal and enforcement systems, creating complete ecosystems for innovation and IP—not just tax incentives
GIFT City is stepping up efforts to position itself as a premier offshore...
Can DPDPA’s Research Exemption Power Private Sector Breakthroughs?
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), imposes uniform data protection obligations across sectors, significantly affecting healthcare, pharma, and biotech firms due to their use of sensitive personal data. Section 17(2)(b) provides limited exemptions for “research, archiving, or statistical purposes,” which some stakeholders...
Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) – A Wake-Up Call for IVF Clinics
With the introduction of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), questions are being raised about how India’s earlier medical laws handle patient data and privacy. While certain medical laws do talk about concepts such as confidentiality of medical records, they have remained silent on several key compliance requirements from a...
IP misinformation in India and what to do about it
As India cements its position as one the world’s top innovators, the problem of inaccurate reports relating to IP needs to be addressed, warns Goutam Bhattacharyya of K&S Partners.
In recent years, the significance of intellectual property (IP) laws has evolved in tandem with global innovation, trade and...
Bio-accumulation of Heavy Metals in the Fishes of Kharkai River, Jamshedpur.
When the Intellectual Property Appellate Board was suddenly abolished in April, lawyers across India were taken by surprise. Espie Angelica A. de Leon finds out just what lawyers are thinking of its abolition in this eulogy to the IPAB.
Kharkai is the principal tributary of river Subarnrekha passing through Chotonagpur...
Removal of arsenic from groundwater using low cost ferruginous manganese ore
Removal of arsenic from groundwater using low cost
ferruginous manganese ore
Occurrence of arsenic in groundwater may be both anthropogenic and geogenic in nature. Anthropogenic activities include mining, release of industrial effluents, wanton disposal of chemical wastes, to name a few. Arsenic from these wastes is...