New Year 2011, Greetings

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the negatives. We cannot deny economic realities, uncertainties, wrongdoings and sufferings. Yet, there is always the silver lining of hope, achievement and the triumph of human spirit. And it all starts with a positive energy and wishes for the future from each of us. Because Sun glows for a day, Candle for an hour, Matchstick for a minute. But a wish can glow days forever. So here is Tabrez Ahmad on behalf of all the authors Wishes the Blog Readers a Very happy and prosperous New Year.  Due to the kind of faith and confidence shown by various readers to us within a short time almost all the blogs and specially Technolexindia, IPlex, and Conferencelex have got lot of name and fame not only in India but also in different parts of the world. There are around one thousand and five hundred e-mail subscribers of our various blogs. Hope the same kind of cooperation, comment and suggestion will be provided to us and that will further help to upgrade the standard of blog postings.

 

My wishes for your glowing life in NEW YEAR, 2011.

 

Oh my Dear, Forget ur Fear,
Let all ur Dreams be Clear,
Never put Tear, Please Hear,
I want to tell some thing in ur Ear
I pray! This New Year may bring to you.
The joy that never sees the eclipse, 
The hope which never meets the despair, 
The mind that fastens human bonds, 
The heart which bleeds for the love of man, 
The soul that buries all its ills, 
The world which aspires for the lasting peace, 
The passion that even the angels envy, 
The humility which placates the Divine Wrath,  

This is beginning of a new year!
Like birds, let us, leave behind what we don't need to carry…
GRUDGES, SADNESS, PAIN, FEAR and REGRETS
Life is beautiful, Enjoy it.

Thanks all of you once again for all cooperation and encouragement shown to us in the last one year. 

Bye. Take care.

--
Dr.Tabrez Ahmad,
Associate Professor of Law, KIIT Law School, 
Campus-16,KIIT University, PATIA, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 751024.
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ConferenceLex (Call for Papers): Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law

ConferenceLex (Call for Papers): Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law

ConferenceLex (Call for Papers): National Law School of India University, Bangalore is hosting ‘Consilience, 2011

ConferenceLex (Call for Papers): National Law School of India University, Bangalore is hosting ‘Consilience, 2011

ConferenceLex (Call for Papers): National Law School of India University, Bangalore is hosting ‘Consilience, 2011

ConferenceLex (Call for Papers): National Law School of India University, Bangalore is hosting ‘Consilience, 2011

Franklin Pierce Law Centre's First Indian Patent Institute Symposium, Bangalore

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You may be interested in the First Indian Patent Institute Symposium that is going to be offered in Bangalore on August 3-5, 2011, by the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property located at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. As a pioneer in IP studies the centre offers students the practical experience needed to handle complex IP issues in the fast changing trade, commerce,science & technology.

The lead instructors are faculties at Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property in Concord, NH, USA.

 Mostly the Patent Law,Drafting and Valuation of IP will be discuused in the symposium. That will be a very good opportunity for IP professional, Patent engineers and Patent Law researchers.

 For further details click here

ConferenceLex (Call for Papers): The Indian IP Owners’ convention 23-24 December 2010, New Delhi

ConferenceLex (Call for Papers): The Indian IP Owners’ convention 23-24 December 2010, New Delhi

Generic medications under threat due to India-EU draft Free Trade Agreement

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The EU-India draft FTA, as it stands, places trade interests over human rights,. If the intellectual property provisions remain in the FTA as drafted, the production of generic medicines in India will be severely hampered. 

 As a result, millions of people in India and around the world may not be able to access to necessary, life-saving and life-prolonging medicines. Restriction of generic drug production in India will have a devastating public health impact around the world and adversely affect the right to health of millions of patients. Though this agreement has taken shape over the course of many years, the process has suffered from lack of transparency and lack of consultation and participation. At no point has either party voluntarily opened negotiations to the public, or made available official draft texts for comment. 

People living with HIV would be disproportionately affected, because the majority of antiretroviral treatments used to treat HIV around the world are provided through generic medicines produced in India. Among the provisions which jeopardise medication supplies, data exclusivity provisions in the draft FTA are particularly concerning. The introduction of data exclusivity has been shown to delay and restrict market entry of generic medicines and, as a result, increase prices and reduce access to medicines.

The millions in the developing world depend on India for generic medicines at affordable costs. FTA ignores the rights to information and to participation in the conduct of public affairs, which are essential dimensions of the right to health, as well as self-standing rights. The available leaked texts of the European Union-India draft FTA contain provisions to protect and enforce intellectual property, which are beyond countries' obligations under TRIPS.. 

Sunny Deol to copyright his voice

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Taking a cue from Amitabh Bachchan who less than a month ago decided to copyright his characteristic baritone, Sunny Deol has undertaken to follow suit.
After Bachchan, Deol is one of the most popular targets in comedy shows. He is also popular in radio stations which try to gain publicity by asking people to impersonate him." Bachchan wrote on his blog. The actor said he was shocked to read a comment from a reader on his blog stating how a 'gutka' manufacturer was using his (Bachchan's ) imitated voice to advertise his product. 

"Now, not only is this unethical and wrong, it paints me in bad light as well," Bachchan said.

"For someone who does not smoke or propagate smoking or any kind of intoxicant, by keeping away from endorsing such products, it is most disgusting to find someone conflagrating the law of the land and the law of ethics," he wrote.Avers Deol, "I have nothing against people imitating my voice. But then they should know their limits. What upsets me is when they cross the line."
The actor was indirectly taking a dig at the radio station that spoofed him and his father Dharmendra that didn't go down well with him. Last year, Deol even slapped a legal notice on a radio station asking for compensation damage ofRs 2 million.
Currently busy with the dubbing and promotion of the family home production Yamla Pagla Deewana , Deol will look into the copyright aspect once his film releases on 14 January next year.