A US patent board last week backed the Broad Institute’s claim to CRISPR use in human and animal cells, not the Nobel winners who developed the gene-editing tool.
Top 50 private institutes logged a patent grant rate of just two percent in FY24-25, while government institutes logged a 31 percent rate, while filing for a significantly fewer grants.
Amid row with Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, the All-India Patent Officers’ Welfare Association has received notice of derecognition from commerce ministry.
The Association of Patent Officers has alleged that Unnat Pandit’s appointment as Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks is arbitrary and violates due process.
New comptroller general patent designs & trademark authorised renovation work without approval from ministry. Statutory clearances cannot be given since 20% of repair work still incomplete.
A new paper by Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) argues India should move away from past defensive mindset on patents so as to capture global markets.
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.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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