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This open access book presents global perspectives and developments within the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, and discusses the bearing they have on policy initiatives that are relevant to the larger digital technology and communications industry. Drawing on key developments in India, the USA, UK, EU, and China, it explores whether key jurisdictions need to adopt a different legal and policy approach to address the unique concerns that have emerged within the technology-intensive industries. The book also examines the latest law and policy debates surrounding patents and competition in these regions. Initiating a multi-faceted discussion, the book enables readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex legal and policy issues that are beginning to emerge around the globe. 

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Dr Ashish Bharadwaj is a Professor & Dean of the Jindal School of Banking & Finance, and co- director of the Jindal Initiative on Research in IP & Competition (JIRICO). He previously taught at Jindal Global Law School for 5 years. He holds a B.A. Honors in Economics from Delhi University, and an M.Sc. Economics from Madras School of Economics, College of Engineering, Anna University. As a European Commission Erasmus Mundus scholarship holder, he obtained a LL.M. in Law & Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Hamburg & Manchester University. He received a Max Planck Society Doctoral fellowship to pursue his doctoral studies in Law & Economics, and holds a PhD from the Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition in University of Munich (LMU), Germany. Dr Bharadwaj writes on role of technology innovation, intellectual property (IP) and the interface of finance, law and new technology.      Dr. Vishwas H. Devaiah is a Professor at the Jindal Global Law School, Executive Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Technology Law, and co-director of JIRICO. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, LL.M. from Warwick University, and BAL, LL.B. from Bangalore University. He was the recipient of the IMLAB scholarship, and was awarded the 2015 Microsoft IP Teaching Fellowship to engage with researchers at the University of Washington Law School. His primary areas of interest are copyright law, patent law, health law & biotechnology law. He serves as a reviewer for the Asian Comparative Law Journal, NUJS Law Review & the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. He was also the Managing Editor of JGLS’s flagship journal, Jindal Global Law Review, which is published by Springer. He is co-founder of the Initiative for Medicines Access & Knowledge (IMAK), New York.    Dr. Indranath Gupta is a Professor at the Jindal Global Law School & Dean of Research, OPJGU. He is a co-director of JIRICO & a Senior Fellow at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences. He is currently the Jean-Monnet Chair- Academic Coordinator for the project ‘Multi-dimensional Approaches to the Understanding of the E.U. Data Protection Framework. He holds LL.B. degree from the University of Calcutta, and two LL.M. degrees (taught and research) from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and the University of East Anglia, UK. He obtained his Ph.D. from Brunel University, London.  He was appointed as the research collaborator by the Università Bocconi, Milan for a project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme. He has published widely in international & national law journals and has authored a number of books. His research areas include copyright, database right, data protection, IT law and the interface of IP & competition law. 

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