INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE COMPETITIVE EDGE: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION

The intersection of intellectual property and antitrust law is an important area of law that deals with the overlap between two distinct legal fields. Intellectual property law is concerned with the protection of creative works, while antitrust law is concerned with promoting competition and preventing monopolies. The intersection of these two fields arises when intellectual

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CAN A TRADE DRESS BE PROTECTED IN INDIA OR NOT?

Everyone knows that via trademarks we can protect the name, identity, value and reputation of our brand. Not just this, but the logo, taglines, slogans or phrases associated with a particular business and even signatures can be trademarked too. But have you ever wondered about the registration of a trade dress? Do you know what is a “Trade dress”, whether in India it can be protected or not

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THE CONSTITUTIONAL DILEMMA: DPSP VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN COW SLAUGHTER

The Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) is a set of guidelines for the government of India to ensure the welfare of the people. One of the provisions in the DPSP is the prohibition of cow slaughter. However, the Indian Constitution also gives citizens the right to profess any profession or occupation. The debate on whether this prohibition infringes on the rights of citizens has been

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TRANSGENDER EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: BREAKING BARRIERS IN INDIA

People identifying as transgender are contrary to the usual gender conventions that only recognize males or females as genders. People who identify as transgender are those whose gender identity differs from the gender they assumed at birth. They reject the standard idea of gender, which is split into male and female, and identify as transgender or genderqueer. Since society does not

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EQUAL PARENTAL RIGHTS: BREAKING BARRIERS FOR LGBTQIA+ FAMILIES

A vital life stage for a person is believed to be parenthood. The desire to parent or have children is a natural human want and one of the requirements for leading an intrinsically moral life. Prior to recently, homosexuality was viewed as a crime. Sec. 377 of the Indian Penal Code was passed by British colonial rulers before India’s independence, making any sexual activity among the queer

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INDIGENOUS CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION AND REPRESENTATION: A CALL FOR ACTION

Indigenous constitutional recognition and representation is a cause of célèbre in Australia. The Australian government is in the footstep to include the Indigenous or Aboriginal people at all levels of government. This recognition is essential to achieving justice and equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. It is an acknowledgment of the unique history, culture, and identity

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TORTURE: STILL A WAY OF INVESTIGATION?

The dictionary meaning of torture states that it is an act done by one person to another which causes a lot of physical or mental agony or any sort of suffering for a specific purpose. The main purpose of using torture techniques is to extract any sort of vital information, get forced confession, or even inflict punishment by causing severe pain to another. Torture as a means to an end is usually

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RESERVATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICS: A CATALYST FOR CHANGE

India is the biggest Democracy in the world with a populace of 1.4 billion people in which the percentage of women constitutes around 48.4% in 2021. But when the question arises of the women representatives we are far behind the other democratic countries. So now the question emerges are parliamentary reservations for women really necessary? This question has been

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