Celebrating 20 Years of IP Excellence

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THE CONSENSUAL IS NO LONGER CRIMINAL

We’re fundamentally an Intellectual Property resource. However, we believe the verdict in question here, striking down Section 377, is a historic moment in our vast legal landscape, and thus worthy of mention. Further, this verdict has implications on privacy laws, and hopefully on a societal outlook that will spur changes in a multitude of other areas of law, many of which are yet to be analyzed in this specific respect. On September 6th, 2018, the Supreme Court of India struck down…

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SALIENT FEATURES OF PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2018 (INDIA) – PART 3

Full text of the proposed bill can be accessed here. Transparency and accountability measures Privacy by Design The Data fiduciary is obligated to implement policies and measures to ensure that: Practices and systems are designed to anticipate, identify and avoid harm to the data principal; Data protection obligations are embedded in organizational and business practices; Technology used in the processing of personal data is in accordance with commercially accepted or certified standards; Legitimate interest of business is achieved without…

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