By Abhinav Singh Chauhan Synopsis The article analyses the effect of Google’s Privacy sandbox on the online display advertising market. …

By Tanishka Goswami Executive Summary In March 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (‘the WIPO’) revealed that merely 16.5 percent of the inventors named in international patent applications were women. Viewed in the backdrop of expanding digital transformation across the world, this figure reflects an expanding gender divide. The critical…

By Vaishnavi Prasad Over the past decade, digital platforms have grown exponentially and their role has evolved from being a facilitator or intermediary to a service. Digital platforms have transformed the way individuals interact with each other, consume and engage with news, and access goods and services. It has been…

By Vivan Sharan and Mohit Chawdhry The Ministry of Consumer Affairs proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 in June. More recently, the Niti Aayog raised objections on specific aspects, such as the prohibition on flash sales and their inconsistency with extant Foreign Direct Investment rules. Niti Aayog’s…

By Anamika Kundu The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), China’s version of the personal data protection bill, comes into effect on November 1, 2021. It will impact companies conducting business in China, especially with the new provisions on cross-border data which include approval and penalties, among others.[1] The PIPL distinguishes…

By Ashi Mehta At a time when India is taking bold steps to revive its economy through a series of reforms cutting across sectors, the importance of geospatial data and technology in this process cannot be overlooked. Geospatial data, which includes location information, is an integral part of the modern…

In his latest article for Business World our Research Assistant, Mohit Chawdhry argues for legal clarity in the e-Pharmacy landscape. Read here.

In her latest column for The Pioneer, our Fellow, Aishwarya Giridhar argues — the Committee of Experts on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework must fundamentally reassess the need for a new regulator, specifically for non-personal data. Read the column here.

Just How Big is India’s Creative Economy? In her latest column for LiveMint titled, ‘Just How Big is India’s Creative Economy,’ our Fellow Dr. Megha Patnaik writes on leveraging the value of copyright-relevant activities. Read here.