March 2023 - Legasis

Legist Newsletter

Issue: March, 2023

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Welcome readers, to this year’s third issue of Legist.

World Consumer Rights Day 2023 will be celebrated globally on March 15. This year, the theme of the day is “Clean Energy Transitions”. The day is celebrated to increase consumer knowledge of their rights and demands in order to empower them to combat societal issues. Its aim is to raise global awareness about consumer rights and needs. Celebrating the day is a chance to demand that the rights of all consumers are respected and protected, and to protest against market abuses and social injustices which undermine those rights.

In this backdrop, the current issue of Legist brings you the insights into legislative framework in India and the U.S.A. which protects and promotes the consumer rights. We hope these articles will enrich your knowledge about consumer rights.

Have a Happy Reading!

Need for Lemon Law in India

Dr. Mayura Sabne and Akanksha Redij (Research and Editorial)

Product liability laws have long replaced the ‘buyer beware’ laws in consumer transactions in most countries. More recently the ‘lemon laws’ lying down the rights of consumers when they are stuck with a bad deal, have strengthened consumer rights. But this is not the case in India. In 2019 amendment of the Consumer Protection Act, the concept of ‘product liability’ was introduced. But the provisions of lemon law and the provisions of Product liability do they synthesized together? This question is deliberated upon in this article in in depth manner to give the readers an innovative reading experience.

Impact of the Consumer Protection Act and Other Laws on Consumer Rights

Akanksha Redij (Research and Editorial)

Consumer demand drives innovation and economic development as businesses are required to maintain fair prices and good quality of their products and services. Consumer protection laws are made to protect consumers from fraudulent business practices, defective products, and dangerous goods and services. They play an important role in a reliable market economy, helping to keep sellers honest, with no threat of unpleasant surprises. Consumer protection policies, laws and regulations help increase consumer welfare by ensuring that businesses can be held accountable. Consumer protection contributes to dynamic and effective markets for businesses to grow. These intersections of consumer rights and their protection through law is discussed in detail in the present article.

An overview of secrecy Provisions issued by the Patent Office

Atharva Patwardhan (Research and Editorial)

The Patent Act, 1970 allows the public to file for a patent which gives them certain rights over their inventions. A patent, as defined by WIPO, is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. These inventions are granted on the basis of their novelty, non-obviousness and utility. But while looking at all these aspects, it is more important to see if these inventions are always brought out commercially in good faith. The interplay between secrecy provisions and the right to have the patent is scrutinized in this article.

Need for Lemon Law in India

Impact of the Consumer Protection Act and Other Laws on Consumer Rights

An overview of secrecy Provisions issued by the Patent Office

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