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Amendments to IT Rules

IP and Legal Filings

Due diligence requirements: Online gaming intermediaries are required to comply with all due diligence requirements applicable to intermediaries in general under IT Rules 2021. An intermediary that provides one or more online games is referred to as a “online gaming intermediary.”

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Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

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13] It has specifically mentioned provisions about the mandate of exercising due diligence and caution while detecting such shams. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Additionally, the IT Act of 2000 also has provisions for intermediaries and ascertains liability on them. 21, Acts of Parliament, 2000 (India).

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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

Indian courts, for the longest time, followed the doctrine of “sweat of brow”, upholding the belief that a work requires only due diligence and effort, rather than originality and creativity in order to be granted copyright protection. What is the Indian take on originality v. creativity? Copyright Act or Design Act?

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

The WIPO IGC was established in 2000. WIPO Diplomatic Conference In a few months, the Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge will take place in Geneva to conclude the final stage of negotiations before the adoption of an international legal instrument.

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Trademark Enforcement In E-Market : Challenges In Identifying The Infringer And Holding Them Accountable

IP and Legal Filings

Liability of Online Marketplace and third-party infringers in trademark infringement In India, the Trademarks Act, 1999 and the Information Technology Act of 2000 largely regulates the liability of online marketplaces and third-party infringers in cases of trademark infringement. 3] Section 2(1)(ua)(w), The Information Technology Act, 2000.

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The Amendment to the IT Rules, 2021: Part 2 – Locked, Loaded, and Aimed at the Intermediaries

SpicyIP

In the first part, we summarized the proposed amendments and specifically delved into the proposed amendments to Rule 3(1)(a) and (b), arguing that it goes against the Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) as well as the judicially developed principles of intermediary liability and obligations in Shreya Singhal , Kent RO v.

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The Amendment to the IT Rules, 2021: Part 1 – Locked, Loaded, and Aimed at the Intermediaries

SpicyIP

That all intermediaries shall ensure accessibility to its services and maintain reasonable expectations of due diligence, privacy and transparency. Section 79(2)(c) simply mandates an intermediary to comply with its due diligence obligations under the IT Act, which is basically the obligations laid down under the IT Rules, 2021.