Asia
01 November 2008
• India trade secrets law dubbed "absurd" 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 in the country. 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. 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".
• Technical member to hear Novartis appeal India's Supreme Court on October 1 appointed PC Chakraborti to hear the appeal...
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