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Legis Bytes is an attempt by Biz & Legis to bring across an interesting line up of articles on a varied range of legal issues. This issue of Legis Bytes has an article on Stalking and the laws governing the same in different jurisdictions. It might be an alien concept for some countries but some jurisdictions have detailed laws governing stalking. The article sheds some much needed light in this area. Another article deals with the concept of patient’s right to access his own medical records. The right is analyzed with special reference to the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Confidentiality of records vs. Patients right to information is also explained herein. Globalization has made the world a much smaller place as a result of which cross border mergers have also gained prominence. Intell... The fundamental principle behind patent law is that patent protection is accorded only to inventions, that is to say an invention must be novel and ought to have utility, to be eligible for patent protection. But what subject matters qualify as inventions vary as per the domestic laws of the respective countries. ...The principle of Uti Possidetis was discussed in the case of Burkina Faso v. Republic of Mali where the International Court of Justice specified that, “The principle of Uti Possidetis was perceived as a part of Customary International Law, unaffected by the right of self-determination of the people”. ...The rights of the patients originates from human rights, constitutional rights, civil rights, consumer rights, code of ethics of medical and nursing profession. The right to healthy life is the central part of the right to life. ...Stalking, as the word denotes is to pursue or approach a prey. In a legal sense, the word is defined as “the willful, malicious and repeated following and harassing of another person”. ...One of the most widely accepted and fairly recognized phenomenon is the protection of Intellectual Property Rights in cross border transactions. It is not uncommon and is simple and often repeated case of import or export of goods which either infringes the trademark of a legitimate owner who took years to build his reputation or infringe a patent, which undertook immense hard work for its creation. ...![]()
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