Intellectual Property News Media & Entertainment News Awareness needed for Delhi’s women: Dikshit February 19, 2011 / February 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi’s women need to be made aware about their rights and the importance of their empowerment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Saturday. “We need to make women aware about their powers, only then will they feel empowered. Awareness is more important than legal empowerment,” Dikshit said as she flagged off the ‘bell bajao’ campaign […] Read more » awareness Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi's women International Women's Day Kiran Walia needed Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act Women and Child Development Minister
Intellectual Property News Right to education to cover secondary schools soon: Sibal January 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday hoped the Right to Education (RTE) act will cover secondary schools in the coming years. ‘In the coming five years similar rights will cover secondary education,’ Sibal said while addressing a function organised by the ministry and UNICEF. He said the act will address the problem of […] Read more » Human Resource Development kapil sibal Right to Education
Intellectual Property News International Trade Law No instant relief to sanitaryware firm on trademark plea January 23, 2011 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on No instant relief to sanitaryware firm on trademark plea A sanitaryware company’s bid to prevent a rival from using a trademark allegedly deceptively similar to its own has suffered a setback, with the Delhi High Court refusing to offer any immediate relief on its petition. In an interim order on Hindustan Sanitaryware’s plea to stop Champion Ceramic from using the trademark ‘HIMWARE’ — phonetically […] Read more » sanitaryware trademark plea
Intellectual Property News Using RTI difficult for us, say Indians abroad January 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Using RTI difficult for us, say Indians abroad Living overseas for education, employment or other reasons, Indians abroad find it difficult to use the Right to Information (RTI) Act due to the cumbersome fee-payment process. ‘Even after five years of the RTI Act, Indian citizens living abroad are unable to use it effectively because of a cumbersome fee payment system. The Indian government […] Read more » abroad Indians RTI
Intellectual Property News Seven years on, Kashmir still waits for information commission January 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir was the first to enact the Right to Information (RTI) Act in 2004. But seven years down the line and despite Rs 8.3 million being spent on the required infrastructure in the past year, the State Information Commission is yet to be set up. RTI activists in the state are wondering why […] Read more » RIGHT TO INFORMATION State Information Commission
Intellectual Property News Delhi’s slum dwellers to get 15,000 low-cost flats January 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Delhi’s slum dwellers to get 15,000 low-cost flats Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday initiated the process of allotting around 15,000 low-cost flats to make the city slum-free, an official said. The allotment of flats, constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission project, commenced after Dikshit chaired a meeting of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB). ‘In order to […] Read more » dwellers slum
Intellectual Property News Private intellectual property rights in India July 22, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The intellectual property rights are private rights and the right holder can assign, license, transfer or sell the rights to others depending upon his commercial and other interests. During 2004-05 to 2008-09, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has assigned / licensed 11 patents to United States (US) based companies. The information in respect […] Read more » Law News Legal News
