In this episode, Dr Claudio Lombardi, Lecturer in law, University of Aberdeen, Scotland discusses with Aditya Trivedi about Competition law and digital news industry. They discuss growth in information markets; traditional vs digital shift in the newspaper industry; competition law concerns in digital media; digital startups and economic growth; Bigtech and media; and future of digital journalism.

In this Episode, Siddharth Raj, from the Patents team of Obhan & Associates, discusses with Isheta Boruah a guide to inventors for an effective patenting strategy. They discuss the criteria that inventors should keep in mind while applying for a patent for the product: documentation required while filing patent applications; place and timeline of the application; stages included in the patent application process; can prior art invalidate the claims of a patent during the examination process.

This episode is brought to you by In Conversation with IPR and Competition law Podcast in collaboration with Extra Cover Sports law blog.In this episode, Aditya Trivedi and Dhananjay Dhonchak discuss with T.L. Taylor, Professor of Comparative Media Studies, MIT and

Co-Founder, AnyKey on Growth of E-Sports Industry: Opportunities and Governance Challenges. They discuss the sociological impact of e-sports on youth; emerging trends in the online gaming industry; rise of game live streaming; regulatory governance of e-sports and intellectual property and other legal aspects.

In this Episode, Isheta Boruah hosts Prof (Dr) Unnat P Pandit who is Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks by Govt. of India & Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University. They discuss the current status of the Intellectual Property Regime in India, status of increasing creations brought to the table for IP registration, awareness of innovators and inventors of their rights and the process of registration. He talks about his views upon the Copyright Act of India in the digital era of Social Media and Content Creators, whether it is advanced enough to safeguard the creators or it needs an amendment. They also discuss whether the current Copyright Act of India is sound enough to protect the ‘artist’ of the Non-Fungible Tokens’ underlying artwork.

In this episode, Dipinn Verma, IP Lawyer & Brand Protection Team Lead at Corsearch, discusses with Isheta Boruah about: What does brand protection through IP mean and why should brands invest in it? Latest developments/concerns for brand protection, arising from the rise of NFTs, web3 and metaverse?

Impact of UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) in order to protect the rightful owner of the brand from cyber squatters

In the second part of Episode 32, Mr Manuel Martinho Lopes Rocha, Associate, SRS Advogados discuss with Aditya Trivedi about "Hub and Spoke Cartels: EU Law and Portuguese Perspective". They discuss theory of harm and potential hub and spoke arrangements; market strategies through pricing algorithms in digital ecosystems and challenges faced by competition authorities when pursuing hub and spoke cases.

In this Part 1 of the episode, Mr Manuela Martinho Lopes Rocha, Associate, SRS Advogados, Portugal discuss with Aditya Trivedi about "Hub and Spoke Cartels: EU Law and Portuguese Perspective". They discuss features of hub and spoke cartels; relationship between Resale Price Maintenance and Hub and Spoke arrangements; standard and burden of proof; and Section 9 Portugese Competition Act regarding hub and spoke cartel.

In this episode, Ms. Betty Mkatshwa, Senior Analyst, Competition Commission, South Africa discuss with Aditya Trivedi on "Competition law and Public Interest: A South African Perspective". They discuss the role of non economic concerns in competition law and its impact on stakeholders; inclusion of Historically Disadvantaged Individuals (HDIs) in South Africa competition policy; public interest and gender inclusive competition policy.

In this episode, Dr. Or Brook, Associate Professor of Competition law and policy at the University of Leeds discuss with Aditya Trivedi about the Non-Competition Interests in EU Competition law. They discuss the recent publication of Dr. Brook ‘Non-Competition Interests in EU Antitrust Law: An Empirical Study of Article 101 TFEU’ published by Cambridge University Press. Points of discussion included general balancing framework and broad categories of various balancing tools under Art 101 TFEU; modernisation of EU competition law enforcement and Regulation (EC) No. 1/2003 and impact on Non-Competition Interests; remarkable changes in the Commission's approach; implicit procedural tools in which enforcers refused to apply Art 101 TFEU to promote non-competition interests; and possible effects and implications of national balancing tools.

In this episode, Mr Aditya Jain, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India discuss with Aditya Trivedi about competiton law in healthcare sector in India. They discuss about the Antitrust issues involved in healthcare sector; concerns impacting consumers; analysis of policy, legislation and regulatory regime in healthcare; regulation of collusive practices; patent and Competition law; cross border competition in healthcare services; challenges of data sharing in pharma tech.