Draft Patents (Amendment), Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, has introduced draft amendments to the Patents Rules, 2003. These drafts detail various changes
Patents
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Brazil takes aim at US intellectual property in cottondispute
Upping the ante in a long-running trade spat with the United States, Brazil announced that it intends to break US patents and intellectual property rights in retaliation against Washington
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Ranbaxy settles patent dispute with Takeda
RANBAXY Laboratories on Monday announced it has settled a patent dispute with Takeda Pharmaceutical allowing the Gurgaon-based drugmaker to launch its generic tablets of Takeda
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AstraZeneca teams up with Torrent for 18 generic drugs
Ahmedabad: Leading UK drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc will brand and market 18 medicines manufactured by the Rs 1,600-crore Ahmedabad-based pharma company Torrent Pharmaceuticals in 9 emerging economies.
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Drug patents worth $60bn to expire in 4 years
Chennai: Nearly $60 billion worth of patents for drugs is set to expire in the next four years across the world and Indian pharmaceutical companies are now in a position to take a major share of this pie, industry members said.
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Patent filings may dip 10% in FY10 on lower R&D spend
THE financial meltdown may be history, but its effects continue to haunt, especially when it comes to corporate innovations. A case in point is the dip in the number of patent filings in India in 2009-10.
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GSK to lower prices to woo India mkt
CEO Says Pharma Major Plans To Invest Rs 430 Cr To Develop Vaccines Here GLAXOSMITHKLINE (GSK) would cut retail prices in India to cater to the lower-income segment besides pumping in Rs 430 crore to develop vaccines from its local facilities, according to Andrew Witty, global CEO of the world
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Prices of new pharmaceuticals in India: A cross section study
There is an ongoing debate about the rationality of price controls in a regime where drugs can be manufactured through alternative processes as was the case in India before 2005. In a regime of only process patents, competition was expected to bring prices down.
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Disposable toilet can help grow crops
A Swedish entrepreneur is trying to market and sell a biodegradable plastic bag that acts as a single-use toilet for urban slums in the developing world. Once used, the bag can be knotted and buried, and a layer of urea crystals breaks down the waste into fertilizer, killing off disease-producing pathogens found in feces.
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Ranbaxys failure to get USFDA nod to hurt co
RANBAXY Laboratories
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Now, store vaccines even at room temp
Scientists may have finally found a way to deal with one of the developing world