Petition alleges IT division of Patent Office is acting unlawfully, frustrating automated system by manually reallocating, withdrawing applications & creating scope for 'corruption'.
Hyderabad-based vaccine maker says not including ICMR in original patent application for Covaxin was ‘inadvertent error’ & ‘confidential agreement between them was not accessible’.
The groups say Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules could make it harder to challenge patent applications, impede process of obtaining compulsory licences & effect transparency in system.
India in trade talks with US, UK and EU. Pharma companies say 'provision for patent holders to extend life of patent on medicine beyond 20 yrs will delay entry of generic medicine'.
Patent law provides exceptions for 'business methods', computer programmes & algorithms. HC has urged govt to reexamine these 'in view of growing innovations'.
Speaking at the CII annual meeting Thursday, the Union health minister also spoke about the efforts to promote digitization & eSanjeevani that provides virtual medical consultations.
The Centre says it would be counter-productive to invoke the Patents Act now, especially when it was engaged at diplomatic levels to procure Covid vaccines and medicines.
US, EU, Canada and other developed nations, with access to Covid-19 vaccines, must stop opposing India and South Africa's proposal to waive patent and intellectual property rights.
India's proposal would require patent waiver remain in place until there’s widespread vaccination & majority of world's population has developed immunity.
Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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