Intellectual Property Rights

FICCI in its response to the standing committee had said that the introduction of material influence as proposed would still keep its definition vague and open to interpretation

The draft has also proposed to prohibit pre-grant oppositions, which means that India will not be able to stop challenges to weak/invalid patents until after they have been granted

IPR laws in India and the challenge of staying ahead of violators

Addressing a meeting with co-sponsors of TRIPS waiver proposal, union minister Piyush Goyal said that the way nitpicking is being done by some countries, it only reflects their insincerity

India's share in global supply chain for telecom equipment is less than 1%

The number of patent filings increased from 42,763 in 2014-15 to 66,440 in 2021-22 due to steps taken by the government to strengthen intellectual property rights regime of the country

Withdrawing the lawsuits the same year, the New York-based company said it wanted to settle the issue amicably

The latest push by India and South Africa on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on Covid-19 vaccine is one of the agenda

The TRIPS agreement came into effect in January 1995

Mutation entry does not confer any property right, title or interest in favour of an individual and is only for the fiscal purpose, the Supreme Court has said.

Unfortunate that some countries putting profits over prudence, said Piyush Goyal on TRIPS waiver proposal

Vaccines are an amazing deal. Use the market to deliver more, more quickly

Cyberspace should not be a venue for subverting democratic values: PM

To sign 'Declaration of Rome'- guiding principles that prioritise multilateralism

In the midst of a raging debate over IP rights, the million-dollar question is who owns the vaccine? Is it the pharma firms, the country origin, the university they are developed in or the people?

The trade chief said people in India are facing an "existential crisis" due to the pandemic

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has dedicated his weekly letter to the nation to the issue of waiving intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines, saying it's necessary at this time

Manufacturers in emerging economies need to be supported with the technology to actually produce coronavirus vaccines.

'Extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures', says US trade representative.

Last year, India and S Africa, along with 57 other WTO members proposed a temporary waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS agreement relevant to the prevention, treatment and containment of Covid