OWNING YOUR DIGITAL DOPPELGANGER
ABSTRACT Who owns your digital twin, and who protects it? Imagine a doppelganger of yourself or your machine, not in flesh and blood but in code and simulation. This “digital twin” is a virtual replica that mirrors the real thing, whether it’s a jet engine, a factory floor, or even your own identity in the […]
BGMI, Blind Boxes, and Broken Rules
The Legal Ambiguity Around Loot Boxes in India Abstract Loot boxes in games such as BGMI mirror the blind-box psychology of collectibles such as Labubu and use randomized rewards to trigger dopamine-driven spending. Loot boxes have remained under a legal gray zone, being neither money-gaming nor simple cosmetics as esports now has been formalized in […]
Sweat, Stats, and Sovereignty
Who Owns an Athlete’s Biometric Data?: The Emerging IP and Data Rights Crisis in Professional Sport ABSTRACT Athlete biometric data is encompassing heart rate variability, GPS movement, fatigue indices, and sleep metrics. It is now one of professional sport’s most commercially valuable assets. Yet the law has not determined who owns it. Existing IP frameworks […]
Protecting Data in India
The Missing Link in Intellectual Property Law Abstract Data has emerged as an important economic asset, but there is no specific intellectual property regime to protect data in India. Current laws like copyright, patents, trade secrets and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 offer only fragmented protection. This article examines the gaps in Indian […]
Can Recipes Be Protected?
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THE RISE OF DIGITAL REPLICAS
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Why Artificial Intelligence Requires Sui Generis Protection
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Collateralizing Intelligence
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CAN YOU COPYRIGHT A PROMPT?
From ultra-fast EV chargers to lightning-speed 5G networks, Wide Bandgap semiconductors are quietly rewriting the rules of power electronics
PATENTING LIFE: PATENTABLE ANIMALS AND EVOLUTION OF IP
Abstract I came across something very cool while researching various evolutionary IPs, while patents are legal rights exclusively granted to inventions that pass the three requisites- Novelty, non-obviousness, and utility. Some animals have been patented, while the debate over their ethics and dignity remains. However, patented animals are different from naturally occurring organisms. While researching […]