Category: WPC

India joins the club of around 40 countries globally that have already enacted the best practice policies to eliminate trans fats New Delhi, February 9 Food regulator FSSAI on Tuesday said regulations to limit the content of trans fat in all food items have been notified. “With gazette of recent regulation to limit the content of trans fats in all food items, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) joins the league of several other nations globally having best practice policies for trans fat elimination,” the regulator said in a statement. India joins the club of around 40 countries globally that have already enacted the best practice policies to eliminate trans fats and would be among the first countries in Asia after Thailand in achieving the best-practice policies…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a clarification on its order regarding requirement of Non-GM-cum-GM-Free Certificates to accompany imported food consignments, saying that the order is applicable from March 1, 2021.The clarification reads, “The requirement of Non-GM-cum-GM-Free Certificate is applicable to the consignments which are dispatched from the exporting country on or after March 1, 2021.”Further the clarification added that the tolerance limit for the ‘Adventitious Presence- AP’ of GMO at 1 per cent is permissible in imported food crop consignments.Last year in August, the FSSAI had listed 24 crops imported in India to mandatorily declare Non-GM-cum-GM-Free certificate from January 1, 2021. In September 2020, the order was notified with WTO for comments. And, subsequently, the date for implementation is now moved two months ahead…

From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology StandardsNearly every product in American homes, from lightbulbs to couches, windows and Wi-Fi routers, conforms to standards and measurements of a global system established to ensure quality and seamless operation.Industrial standards, created by the U.S. and its allies over decades, form an invisible matrix of rules that underpin the global marketplace. Mundane though it may sound, this uniformity is critical to international trade in how it guarantees that bolts, USB plugs and shipping containers can all be used interchangeably world-wide. The standards reflect the consensus of international panels long dominated by Western technical experts.China now wants to take the lead in fields of the future. To the consternation of many Western countries, Beijing is employing state funding and…

On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) became law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act spending bill.1 Despite its name, the TMA impacts not only trademark law, but also false advertising law. The TMA amends the Lanham Act — the federal statute covering both trademarks and false advertising — in very significant ways. Among other things, the TMA provides a nationwide presumption of irreparable harm in favor of plaintiffs seeking injunctive relief in trademark and false advertising claims under the Lanham Act.2 That presumption applies when: (1) a plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order demonstrates a likelihood of success in proving its trademark or false advertising claim; or (2) a plaintiff seeking a permanent injunction proves its trademark or false advertising claim. The presumption is rebuttable…

EVBox, a global provider of EV charging solutions, has received the ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications — the international standards outlining best practices regarding quality, environmental performance, and occupational health and safety management systems. LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the news that it will become a public company by the end of March via a business combination with TPG Pace Beneficial Finance (NYSE: TPGY), EVBox, a global provider of electric vehicle charging hardware, software and service is taking an important step in its development by becoming ISO-certified. EVBox, the charging station brand of EVBox, has successfully passed an ISO audit to receive the ISO 9001:2015 (quality management systems), ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management systems), and ISO 45001:2018 (occupational health and safety management systems) certifications. Everon, the cloud software platform brand of EVBox offering…

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought replies from the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on a petition filed by Forever Toy Traders Association against a Central notification pertaining to categorising of toys into non-electric and electric, which mandates toy manufacturers to apply for a licence. A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh will hear the plea on March 19, which wants to get the Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020 to be quashed. The gazette order dated 25 February 2020 was supposed to come into force from September 1 last year, which mandated BIS compliance for all toys sold across India, and wanted various categories of toys to conform to the standards laid down by the ministry.…

A new report from the World Economic Forum promotes an integrated approach as the solution to decarbonizing urban areas. Here are some top ISO standards to help. More than half the world’s population live in cities, which are crammed into just 3 % of the globe’s surface and are responsible for 70 % of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Net Zero Carbon Cities: An Integrated Approach highlights that, as urbanization is tipped to grow, more action needs to be taken by cities to achieve net-zero emissions and slow down rising earth temperatures. “Systemic efficiency” is the answer to all our current crises, the report urges, encompassing “clean electrification, smart digital technology, and efficient buildings and infrastructure, along with a circular economy approach to water,…

India to make up a quarter of global demand growth2019-2040 India will make up the biggest share of energy demand growth at 25% over the next two decades,as it overtakes the European Union as the world's third-biggest energy consumer by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA)said. India's energy consumption is expected to nearly double as the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) expands to an estimated $8.6 trillion by 2040 under its current national policy scenario, the IEA said in its India Energy Outlook 2021 released on Tuesday. “This is underpinned by a rate of GDP growth that adds the equivalent of another Japan to the world economy by 2040,” said the IEA, the energy agency and policy adviser for members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. India's growing…

Multiple jurisdictions in Canada have implemented stewardship programs, putting onus on producers to manage the products and packaging they churn out at the end of life. This two-part series tells the story of British Columbia’s 21 producer responsibility programs, focusing on one in particular. And it takes a look at Ontario’s plans to transition from 50% to 100%-funded producer responsibility for packaging and paper. Years back, British Columbia, Canada set out to incentivize producers to take a hard look at products they put on the market, with thought to how they could design them to be easier to deal with at the end of life. The idea was to ensure that governments and taxpayers did not have to pick up the tab for managing waste commodities and their packaging—while finding solutions…

Utility patents protect ideas and inventions; design patents protect aesthetic features of a product; and trademarks protect the exclusive consumer association with your company that your brands, logos, or designs evoke. Despite the differences in these types of intellectual property (“IP”), these are some common issues that arise in patent and trademark lawsuits. Overlap of Design Patent With Trade Dress Design patents and trade dress are legal protections for visually identifiable features of a commercial product, the purpose of which is not exclusively or primarily functional. Famous examples include the distinctive shape of Coca-Cola bottles and the red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes. The owner of the UGG brand has both design patents and trademarks covering its shoe designs, demonstrating that these two forms of intellectual property can cover the same aesthetic features. If a…