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ORIGINAL: English

DATE: April 1998

THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE WORLD INTELLECTUALPROPERTY ORGANIATION

WIPO SEMINAR FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGIONON THE INTERNET AND THE PROTECTION OF

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

organized bythe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

in cooperation withthe Ministry of Law,

the Attorney!eneral"s #ha$bers,

the %ational &cience and 'echnology oard,the &ingapore Productiity and &tandards oard

andthe &ingapore 'rade *eelop$ent oard

of the !oern$ent of the +epublic of &ingapore

Singapo!" Api# 28 $o %&" '998

I! THE INTERNET AS A CHALLENGE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYPROTECTION

AN INDIAN PERSPECTI"E

Document prepared by Mr. T. C. James, Under Secretary, Department of Education, HumanResource Development, ndia

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