Sep
2018
Published in: Lex witness | Sep 2018
Enforcement of Price Escalation in Government Contracts – A Practical Primer
The construction industry has a major role in the development of the Indian economy. Over the last decade, we have experienced significant spikes in costs of material used in any construction projects.If you ask any contractor involved in the construction industry, the common theme in steel, copper, aluminum, cement, petroleum, natural gas, lumber etc., the answer would be that their price fluctuations are wildly unpredictable.
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Aug
2018
Published in: Lex witness | Aug 2018
Acquiescence - Time for A Modern Reset?
Amongst the various defences available to a defendant, especially in a trade mark infringement/passing off proceeding, is the defence of ‘acquiescence’. The argument being that the plaintiff has been aware of the defendant and its use of the infringing mark and has, therefore, acquiesced to the said use.
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Jul
2018
Published in: Lex witness | Jul 2018
Standard Essential Patent Litigation Pending in India
Recent wars between the smartphone giants over the patent issues have brought into focus the importance of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). SEPs are patents essential to implement a specific industry standard. This implies that to manufacture standard compliant mobile phones, tablets and other electronic devices, such manufacturers will have to use technologies that are covered by one or more SEPs.
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Jun
2018
Published in: Lex witness | Jun 2018
GDPR & It's India Implications
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), enacted by European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, was implemented from 25 May 2018. The GDPR is a regulation on data privacy and protection for all individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area, as well as covering the export of personal data outside European Union and the European Economic Area.
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