IPR & Cyber Crime Laws
India is not only an information technology powerhouse but
also a vast market for the marketers of the world. The
huge domestic market with high spending power has given a
boost to the ecommerce business. This has lead to
formulation of sophisticated and comprehensive IT policies
and laws.
There is a well recognized statutory, administrative and
judicial framework to uphold Intellectual Property Rights
("IPR") in India, whether they relate to patents,
trademarks, copyright or industrial designs. Well-known
international trademarks have been protected in India even
when they were not registered there.
The courts, under the doctrine of breach of
confidentiality, have accorded an extensive protection to
trade secrets. India is a signatory to the agreement on
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
("TRIPS"), which came into force on January 1, 1995 as
part of its acceptance of the GATT regime under the WTO.
Indian laws protecting IPR are in line with the minimum
standards for protection and enforcement as laid down by
TRIPS.
Legal Unicorn & Partners has been advising E-Commerce,
Startups and IT clients on compliances and provisions of
Information Technology Act, 2000 specifically in Trade
Mark, Copyrights & Related Rights, Patents, Designs,
Geographical Indications, Semiconductors Integrated
Circuit Layout-Designs, Trade Secrets, Registration
Renewal of trade/service marks, copyrights, patents and
designs, Initial investigations into potential
patentability of inventions.
License agreements, Merchandising agreements, Domain name
disputes, Infringement, Counterfeit Product
Investigation/Seizure, Advice relating to IPR, Data
protection laws, Data protection breaches by employees,
Breach of confidentiality and privacy, Tampering &
hacking, Technology transactions, online defamation, cyber
terrorism, spamming and cyber stalking.