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Resolving patent wars through competition law
Financial Express, March 31, 2014
By Pradeep S Mehta
The recent orders
of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) asking its
Director General to investigate Ericsson’s alleged
anticompetitive conduct raises issues lying at the
crossroads of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and
competition. The order also raises the issue of third-party
access on fair and reasonable terms, which our judiciary is
yet to comprehend.
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Let’s regulate the regulators
The Hindu
Business Line, March 29, 2014
By Pradeep S Mehta
Our regulatory
architecture is a perfect mess. Line ministries design the
law pertaining to the regulatory agency the way they please
The Law Ministry, which needs to ensure coherence across
similar laws, does not do so. Hence, the ambiguity over
qualifications and period of the commission members; this
varies from law to law. The terms of appointment vary from
one sectoral regulator to another. Now, there’s a Bill that
takes such issues head-on.
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Why free trade agreements are ever more vital for India
Business Standard, March 22, 2014
By Bipul
Chatterjee and Venugopal Ravindran
The direction of
global trade is set to change as mega agreements like the
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trans-Atlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP) come into force. The TPP
includes 12 of the Pacific Rim countries including the US
and Australia, whereas TTIP is between the US and the
European Union. Respectively, they represent around 39 per
cent and 60 per cent of the world GDP. They have the
potential to adversely affect excluded countries such as
India by diverting trade and investment away from them and
weakening their positions in global value chains.
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