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ARTICLE · 08 DECEMBER 2022

Write To Information Technology, Media, Telecommunication, November 2022

The draft bill seeks to establish a comprehensive legal framework governing digital personal data protection in India. This Bill is a significant departure from the earlier iterations...

IndiaIntellectual Property

A. TECHNOLOGY:

1. MeitY introduces new data protection bill "THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2022"

The draft bill seeks to establish a comprehensive legal framework governing digital personal data protection in India. This Bill is a significant departure from the earlier iterations and appears to be a deliberate attempt to simplify the data protection regime for the convenience and understanding of all stakeholders. Comments have been elicited from the stakeholders on or before December 17, 2022.

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2. IP Chapter of the leaked India – UK draft FTA proposes Patent Evergreening:

A clause allowing patent evergreening under the leaked intellectual property chapter of the draft Free Trade Agreement between India and UK indicates that it may cause major damage to the Indian generics industry and the UK's healthcare services that are highly dependent on Indian drugs. Evergreening is the practice of filing for patent extensions by making minor

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