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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State of the world's plants 2016
<p>The spread of pests and pathogens that damage plant life could cost global agriculture $540 billion a year, according to this report released by the Royal Botanic Gardens in London. An increase in international trade and travel had left flora facing rising threats from invasive pests and pathogens, and called for greater biosecurity measures.</p>
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India needs home-grown GM food to stop starvation
<p>Indian scientists must develop domestic genetically modified crops rather than rely on unsuitable foreign technology.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/polopoly_fs/1.19238!/menu/main/topColumns/topLeftColumn/pdf/529439a.pdf"
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Affordable healthcare threatened! Concern for all stakeholders
<p>The outrageous price rise of the 62-year-old drug, Daraprim (Pyrimethamine) has sent the United States medical fraternity into a dizzy. The price of the drug was raised from USD 13.50 to USD 750 per
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Judgement of the Delhi High Court regarding infringement patented anti diabetic drugs, India, 07/10/2015
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation & Others Vs Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. dated 07/10/2015 regarding infringement of Merck Sharp's patented anti diabetic
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Order of the Delhi High Court regarding patent for a pharmaceutical product titled “Carboxyarly Substituted Diphenyl Ureas”, 12/08/2015
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Bayer Corporation Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/08/2015 regarding patent for a pharmaceutical product titled “Carboxyarly Substituted Diphenyl Ureas”.
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India’s IPR regime: reconciling affordable access with patent protection
Even as India-US trade (in both goods and services) has progressed towards the $100 billion mark, 2013-14 witnessed the emergence of a number of issues which adversely impacted the climate for bilateral
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The price of innovation: new estimates of drug development costs
<p>The research and development costs of 68 randomly selected new drugs were obtained from a survey of 10 pharmaceutical firms. These data were used to estimate the average pre-tax cost of new drug development.
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Software patent in India: A comparative judicial and empirical overview
<p>The question of software patent and its patentability was discussed in June, 2014 by the Supreme Court of the United States of America (USA) in the case of Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International.
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Trans-Pacific trade pact triggers fears over drug prices
A new trade agreement being negotiated between 12 countries has come under fire from health campaigners who say it will push up drug prices and weaken health services.
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Invention and diffusion of water supply and water efficiency technologies: insights from a global patent dataset
This paper identifies over 50 000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related technologies between 1990 and 2010, distinguishing between those related to availability (supply) and conservation (demand)