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WEEKLY NEWS - OCTOBER 06, 2008

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India trade secrets law dubbed “absurd”

Peter Ollier, Hong Kong

Parts of a statutory law on trade secrets proposed in a draft bill by an Indian ministry have been described as “absolutely absurd” by an IP lawyer

The proposals are part of a draft National Innovation Act drafted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and released by the Ministry of Science and Technology last week.

The Act is designed to "facilitate public, private or public private partnership initiatives for building an innovation support system...and consolidate the law of confidentiality in aid of protecting confidential information, trade secrets and innovation".

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