Around 80% of the more-than 43,000 domestic product and process patents have been secured by foreign entities – many of them global technology giants like … Foreigners dominate Indian patentsRead more
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Patients’ Advocates Seek Life-Saving Generic Hepatitis C Drugs
patients’ advocates have launched legal challenges to patents on hepatitis C drugs in India and Argentina, saying pharmaceutical companies are profiting from monopoly prices that … Patients’ Advocates Seek Life-Saving Generic Hepatitis C DrugsRead more
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Indian Generic Pharma Warns Against Government Caving To US Pressure On Data Exclusivity
The Indian Drug Technical Advisory Board meeting on 7 November is expected to discuss a measure that could lead to opening the way to a … Indian Generic Pharma Warns Against Government Caving To US Pressure On Data ExclusivityRead more
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Corporate ‘Bio-Piracy’ in Peru Threatens Indigenous Knowledge
The production and consumption of natural Andean and Amazonian ancestral products in Peru is under threat due to “biopiracy” as foreign companies have filed over … Corporate ‘Bio-Piracy’ in Peru Threatens Indigenous KnowledgeRead more
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India agreed to not issue ‘compulsory’ drug licences
India has given private assurances that it will not grant licences allowing local firms to override patents and make cheap copies of drugs by big … India agreed to not issue ‘compulsory’ drug licencesRead more
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Lifesaving New AIDS Drugs Remain Costly; Older Versions Get Cheaper
The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has found that prices of older HIV drugs continue to decline, but newer drugs largely remain … Lifesaving New AIDS Drugs Remain Costly; Older Versions Get CheaperRead more
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When Universities Sell Patents to Trolls, Publicly Funded Research Is Compromised
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the state of publicly funded research. Many, including EFF, have long called on Congress to pass a … When Universities Sell Patents to Trolls, Publicly Funded Research Is CompromisedRead more
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Indian Patent Office Says No to Software Patents
The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has issued an order dated February 19, 2016 publishing the revised Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions. The … Indian Patent Office Says No to Software PatentsRead more
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India’s patent office says no to software patents, again
India’s apex patent office has said no to software patents in the guidelines for examining computer-related inventions, which were published on 19 February. The patent … India’s patent office says no to software patents, againRead more