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Sunday, July 27, 2025
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Topic: Patents

Invoking Patents Act for production of Covid vaccines, drugs can have consequences: Govt to SC

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.

Waiving patents isn’t enough to vaccinate the world

The pharmaceutical industry should be compensated for creativity and risk-taking, of course, and protected from theft.

Now is not the time to hanker for patents. WTO must waive IP rights on Covid vaccines

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.

Why India’s patent waiver demand is putting pressure on Covid vaccine producers

India's proposal would require patent waiver remain in place until there’s widespread vaccination & majority of world's population has developed immunity.

Edison, Morse … Watson? AI poses test of who’s an inventor

The US patent office has been collecting comments on how to deal with inventions created using AI as the law says only humans can obtain patents.

Assam startup seeks patent for Bhut Jolokia tea, ‘perfect winter drink that tastes like fire’ 

Bhut Jolokia Tea is one of five flavours introduced by Aromica Tea, all meant to evoke different feelings with flavours as diverse as blueberry & dark chocolate.

Lucrative drugs like Viagra, Humira to lose patents but Indian pharma unlikely to gain

Indian pharma companies, which have dominated the world’s generic medicines market, are now hampered by Trump’s policies & lack of expertise in biologics.

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India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.