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The recent proposals for a reform of the German patent act:
A true ‘modernisation’ of the patent system?
The ‘modernisation’ of the patent law has dominated the debates around intellectual property in Germany in recent times. The need for changes to the current system has been controversially discussed...Read more
Spyros Makris
IPR Policy Manager, Ericsson GmbH, Germany
Maturity Model for Intellectual Property Service Delivery in the Software Industry
Capability maturity model (CMMI) has been developed as an industry standard for software service delivery since almost 25 years. The model provides guidelines to build, improve and measure capabilities and...Read more
Utsab Banerjee
Manager Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India
Prakash Deb Roy
Senior Associate – Legal , Cognizant Technology Solutions, India
Subhadip Sarkar
Vice President - Legal and Corporate Affairs, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India
German Patent Reform Targets “Automatic” Injunctions in Patent Litigation
In contrast to other jurisdictions, German patent law still provides for automatic injunctions in case of patent infringement. In other words, injunctive relief is not a discretionary remedy, but must...Read more
Small-scale Farmers and the Impact of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Industrial Agriculture
This paper addresses the specific link between developed countries policies on intellectual property rights (IPRs) and its economical outcome for small-scale farmers with regard to food security, one perspective from...Read more
Michael Lanser
Senior Legal Counsel, Skandia Mutual Life Insurance Company, Sweden
A Personal Journey - Life After In-House
I have been both in-house and in private practice and now have my own brand consulting firm. How I travelled the road to this time in my life is worth...Read more
Kathryn Belleau
Consultant, Kgb Consulting, Llc, USA
Being a Luxury In-House GC in the Era of Disruption
There’s no doubt luxury lawyers are working in an era of disruption. Luxury industries are witnessing changing demographics, changing tastes and increased privacy regulatory frameworks at an unheralded pace. The...Read more
Ghada Qaisi Audi
General Counsel, Seddiqi Holding , UAE
Moral Rights: To Waive or not to Waive The Right of an Employer
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which came into effect on 1 January 1995, is an international legal agreement between the member nations of the...Read more
Madelein Kleyn
Chief Legal and IP Officers, Omnisient Rf Pty, South Africa
Unconventional Trademarks - Trademarking The Taj!
The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai is the flagship hotel of the renowned Taj group, an Indian hospitality major that owns and manages some of the best hotels, palaces, resorts...Read more
Rajendra Misra
Senior Vice President - General Counsel, Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris, India
Benefits of a Global Mindset to the Administrative Backbone of an Intellectual Property Department 
The backbone of a well-functioning Intellectual Property department is made up of three major elements: the people, the systems and the processes that connect those people and systems.
This paper...Read more
Maja Schmitt
Head of Global Administration, Dsm , Netherlands
India’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Regime & Global Economic Influence
In today’s competitive business world, Intellectual Property (IP) has increasingly assumed a vital role with the rapid pace of technological, scientific and medical innovation and is increasingly proving to be...Read more
Harish Suryavanshi
Senior Corporate Counsel , Tech Mahindra Limited, India