Tag: Competition Law

IPR and Competition Laws: Conflicting or Complementary?

10th April, 2025 - 7:22 am Categories: Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Protection

Intellectual Property Rights are rights that are embedded in the statute and were created to provide protection to the creation of intellect and bestow the creator with exclusive rights to monetize their creation and generate wealth through it. Intellectual property rights are generally viewed as an avenue to create monopoly in the marketplace. While Competition … Continue reading IPR and Competition Laws: Conflicting or Complementary?

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Unravelling the Web: Challenges and Competition in India’s Copyright Society Landscape

11th May, 2024 - 11:30 am Categories: Competition Law Copyright

Introduction Section 33 of the Patents Act plays a crucial role in delineating the scope and limitations of patent rights. This pivotal section addresses various aspects, including the rights conferred by a patent[1], the exclusive nature of those rights, and the circumstances under which third parties may be exempted from infringement. Copyright societies, also known … Continue reading Unravelling the Web: Challenges and Competition in India’s Copyright Society Landscape

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Game On: Unveiling the Hidden Battle for Market Dominance in the Gaming Industry

18th October, 2023 - 6:49 am Categories: Gaming Industry

Introduction The inconspicuous global ascendancy of the gaming industry has evaded widespread acknowledgement. From being traditionally perceived as a mere juvenile pastime, gaming has transformed into a colossal economic entity, commanding a staggering valuation of USD 232.02 billion in 2022,[1] with projections anticipating its triumphant crossing of the USD 500 billion milestone by 2030. Talking … Continue reading Game On: Unveiling the Hidden Battle for Market Dominance in the Gaming Industry

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Competition Law in Myanmar

28th December, 2022 - 11:13 am Categories: Competition Law

Introduction There has been an appointment to the long-awaited Myanmar Competition Commission (Commission). The Union Government’s Notification 106/2018, which was published on October 31, 2018, named the Commission’s several members. [Images Sources : Shutterstock] This is the following stage in putting the Myanmar Competition Law 2015 (Law), which became effective in February 2017, into practise … Continue reading Competition Law in Myanmar

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Antitrust Aspect of Sports Broadcasting Rights

4th August, 2022 - 10:07 am Categories: Sports Law

Antitrust law thrives to protect market from any kind of distortions occurring due to corrupt business practices. It also promotes competition between different players in the market in order to benefit the consumers and also economy as a whole by keeping monopoly at bay. Today the sports have become a global phenomenon, with the advent … Continue reading Antitrust Aspect of Sports Broadcasting Rights

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Buyer’s Cartels: A Concern For Competition Law

31st January, 2022 - 4:42 am Categories: Competition Law Intellectual Property

INTRODUCTION There is a wide connotation to the word “cartel.” The interpretation adopted by a majority of jurists and legislatures suggests that the word must be understood in the true spirit of competition law, which is to promote healthy competition in a free and fair market. However, reality begs to differ, with the word having … Continue reading Buyer’s Cartels: A Concern For Competition Law

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The Antitrust issues in digital markets – Modifiable anti-competitive conduct of Artificial Intelligence

12th October, 2021 - 11:53 am Categories: Technology

Digital goods and services are everywhere and have gained prominence because of the continuing pandemic that restricts consumer mobility. Although digital markets are at the center of the contemporary economy, some kind of intervention is now obvious, as well as antimonopoly, to enhance their reactions to consumer welfare. Competition between players guarantees cheap pricing and … Continue reading The Antitrust issues in digital markets – Modifiable anti-competitive conduct of Artificial Intelligence

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Competition Law in India Vis-a-Vis Food Delivery Apps in India (Zomato/ Swiggy/ Foodpanda/ Uber Eats) and its Impact on Small Restaurants

20th May, 2019 - 12:29 pm Categories: Intellectual Property Legal Issues

In December 2018, Kerala Hotels and Restaurants Association (KHRA) went on a strike for 10 days on the account of high commission being charged by the food delivery apps. Subsequently to which a report was published stating that if this kind of practice is continued by the food delivery apps then it would definitely harm … Continue reading Competition Law in India Vis-a-Vis Food Delivery Apps in India (Zomato/ Swiggy/ Foodpanda/ Uber Eats) and its Impact on Small Restaurants

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Intersection between Intellectual Property (IP) and Competition Law

4th January, 2016 - 5:03 am Categories: India News & Updates patent infringement Patent Litigation Patents

With a growing buzz around how IP and Competition law interface with each other, instances when they can be coupled by Defendants to raise concerns/defense arguments, as to how and when investigations can be initiated through the Competition Commission of India (CCI), are becoming critical and hence need clarity at all ends. This piece is … Continue reading Intersection between Intellectual Property (IP) and Competition Law

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Competition Law and IPR- Friends or Foes?

16th February, 2013 - 11:17 am Categories: IP Practice in India

An intellectual property right holder is granted legal rights to protect his intellectual property- here is where competition law plays a huge role by ensuring that such power and monopoly is restricted in the market. Both intellectual property rights and competition law have co-existed separately and peacefully since a number of years. It was later … Continue reading Competition Law and IPR- Friends or Foes?

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