This episode of In Conversation with IPR and Competition Law delves into India’s evolving data protection landscape following the enforcement of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. Hosted by Isheta Boruah with privacy expert Yash Vardhan Singh Roy, the discussion explores why a robust privacy framework became essential in a digitally driven India, where everyday services like UPI, Aadhaar-linked platforms, fintech apps, and OTT services continuously generate personal data.

The conversation traces the legal journey from the Puttaswamy judgment to the final DPDP Act, highlighting key policy shifts, simplifications, and global comparisons with regimes such as GDPR. The episode also examines enforcement challenges, sectoral coordination, and the impact of emerging technologies, offering listeners a clear and practical understanding of India’s new privacy era and what it means for individuals and businesses alike.

This episode dives into “over-enforcement” in European patent law and asks where legitimate protection of innovation ends and abuse of rights begins. With Professor Leonard, we unpack how doctrines like proportionality and abuse of rights operate in practice—from pharma and SEP/FRAND disputes to the early case law of the UPC—and explore what reforms or normative tests might help courts strike a better balance between strong enforcement and misuse of patent power.

In this episode, our Founder & Host Aditya Trivedi speaks with Arpita Pattanaik, Economist at Compass Lexecon in Madrid, for a deep dive into the economics of competition law. They explore what economists actually do in merger reviews and antitrust cases, the FAQs clients often grapple with, the science of damage estimation, and how digital markets and zero-price competition are reshaping the field.