New IPR policy retains access to cheap drugs
8 years, 10 months ago

New IPR policy retains access to cheap drugs

The Hindu  

The NDA government on Friday announced the long-pending, “all-encompassing” National Intellectual Property Rights Policy. Responding to queries about the policy approved by the Cabinet on Thursday night, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, “Our approach balances consideration of inventability, innovation and public health consideration.” Though the U.S. concerns include the “rejections” of patent applications for innovative pharmaceutical products due to “unpredictable” application of Section 3 of the Patents Act, Mr. Jaitley clarified that the policy will ensure that no changes are made in that Section and the patent-disabling Compulsory Licensing regime. Ensures safeguard for pharma industry The IPR policy approved by the Cabinet on Thursday night, comes in the backdrop of the US Trade Representative, in its annual Special 301 Report retaining India on the ‘Priority Watch List’ for “lack of sufficient measurable improvements to its IPR framework.” It also comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s U.S. visit in June. Committed to Doha In fact, the Policy states “India shall remain committed to the Doha Declaration on Trade Related IPR Agreement and Public Health.” It also says “India will continue to utilise the legislative space and flexibilities available in international treaties and the TRIPS Agreement.” These flexibilities include the sovereign right of countries to use provisions such as Section 3 and CLs for ensuring the availability of essential and life-saving drugs at affordable prices. To ensure strong and effective IPR laws, the Policy states India will engage constructively in the negotiation of international treaties and agreements in consultation with stakeholders.

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Bharathiar University teams up with TIFAC, TNSCST to broad-base awareness on patents, copyrights and trademarks
2 months ago

Bharathiar University teams up with TIFAC, TNSCST to broad-base awareness on patents, copyrights and trademarks

The Hindu  

Bharathiar University’s Intellectual Property Rights Cell cell has broad-based its initiative to create awareness among the teaching community about the filing of patents, by teaming up with the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and the Patent Information Centre, Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology. Unlike in the past when …

Rule of law protects IPR and fuels innovation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rule of law protects IPR and fuels innovation

China Daily  

The Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration Administrative Service Center provides one-stop service offering comprehensive IPR services across 51 categories. In China, key IPR laws — such as the Patent Law, Trademark Law and Copyright Law — have undergone multiple revisions to provide better IPR protection, streamline procedures, and increase penalties for IPR infringements. By strengthening its legal framework, China has facilitated …

Rule of law protects IPR and fuels innovation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rule of law protects IPR and fuels innovation

China Daily  

The Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration Administrative Service Center provides one-stop service offering comprehensive IPR services across 51 categories. In China, key IPR laws — such as the Patent Law, Trademark Law and Copyright Law — have undergone multiple revisions to provide better IPR protection, streamline procedures, and increase penalties for IPR infringements. By strengthening its legal framework, China has facilitated …

India's Stance On IPRs, Pharma in FTA Will Fosters Growth Of Generic Drug Sector: GTRI
1 year, 1 month ago

India's Stance On IPRs, Pharma in FTA Will Fosters Growth Of Generic Drug Sector: GTRI

ABP News  

India's position on intellectual property rights and pharmaceutical issues in proposed trade agreements strikes a balance between fostering innovation and addressing public health needs. By resisting pressures from developed nations regarding concepts like 'data exclusivity' and 'patent linkage' in free trade agreements, India facilitates greater market access for generic drug manufacturers, leading to a significant reduction in the cost of …

Navigating Legal Challenges In The Development Of The Pharmaceutical Sector In India
1 year, 2 months ago

Navigating Legal Challenges In The Development Of The Pharmaceutical Sector In India

ABP News  

New Delhi, January 25: India's pharmaceutical sector, a key contributor to the nation's economy, has encountered significant legal challenges influencing its growth trajectory. Balancing data exclusivity, protecting clinical trial data, and ensuring timely access to generic drugs is a delicate task crucial for fostering innovation and affordability in medicine. The pharmaceutical sector in India faces challenges beyond patents, including combating …

Suman Sahai | India has task cut out — to arrange waiver of IPR on green tech at G-20
2 years, 1 month ago

Suman Sahai | India has task cut out — to arrange waiver of IPR on green tech at G-20

Deccan Chronicle  

The government is compiling a long list of what it wants to take up in the period of its leadership of the G-20. Given the pace of climate change and the havoc it is wreaking, no course correction will be possible unless green technologies already developed by the industrial nations are made available to all countries. Far from coming forth …

Make in India: A strong IPR framework vital for the health care sector
2 years, 3 months ago

Make in India: A strong IPR framework vital for the health care sector

Hindustan Times  

Over the past two years, the health care sector has experienced drastic changes with the emergence of innovative business approaches, unforeseen alliances, and faster deliveries, requiring organizations to actively participate in developing, accelerating, and broadening their innovation efforts. Around 300 products, named on the Essential Drug List of the World Health Organization, were developed in the research and development -intensive …

India-U.K. FTA will tighten screws on generic drugs: Doctors Without Borders Médecins Sans Frontières
2 years, 4 months ago

India-U.K. FTA will tighten screws on generic drugs: Doctors Without Borders Médecins Sans Frontières

The Hindu  

The proposals on intellectual property rights in the draft India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement will hurt the global supply of generic medicines, Doctors Without Borders warned on Wednesday. In a press note, the international organisation said low medicine prices help save lives in vulnerable communities across the world but the intellectual property chapter of the India-U.K. FTA contains “harmful IP …

India needs stronger copyright and IP laws
2 years, 7 months ago

India needs stronger copyright and IP laws

Hindustan Times  

Innovation is fundamental to charting a country's economic growth and development. While efforts have been made to boost innovation and cultural excellence, there's also a critical need for safeguarding the same with intellectual property rights, if we are to climb up the global ladder. The lack of effective IP laws lead to instances of content theft and copyright infringements- a …

Understanding India’s stand on IPR at the WTO
2 years, 9 months ago

Understanding India’s stand on IPR at the WTO

Live Mint  

With WTO countries making progress on the patent waiver for covid vaccines last week, Mint examines how crucial it is to amend the WTO’s IPR norms in the post-pandemic world, keeping in mind the need for vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights introduced patent rules into the trading system during the 1986-94 …

Explained | The Indian patent regime and its clash with the U.S. norms
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | The Indian patent regime and its clash with the U.S. norms

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. Trade Representative said in a report released last month that India was one of the most challenging major economies as far as IP protection and enforcement is concerned. In its India section, the report highlighted a range of issues in domains ranging from copyright and piracy to trademark counterfeiting and trade secrets, saying that …

每日一词∣知识产权保护 intellectual property rights protection
3 years, 11 months ago

每日一词∣知识产权保护 intellectual property rights protection

China Daily  

根据国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划，国家知识产权局将加强知识产权保护工作顶层设计。国家知识产权局已基本完成了知识产权强国战略纲要和“十四五”知识产权保护和运用规划的起草工作，并将推动商标法的新一轮修改研究。 The National Intellectual Property Administration will improve the top design of intellectual property rights protection according to the outline of the country's 14th five-year plan for national economic and social development. The NIPA has basically completed the drafting of the plan for further implementation of the national intellectual property strategy to accelerate the construction of an intellectual property power …

每日一词∣知识产权保护 intellectual property rights protection
3 years, 11 months ago

每日一词∣知识产权保护 intellectual property rights protection

China Daily  

根据国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划，国家知识产权局将加强知识产权保护工作顶层设计。国家知识产权局已基本完成了知识产权强国战略纲要和“十四五”知识产权保护和运用规划的起草工作，并将推动商标法的新一轮修改研究。 The National Intellectual Property Administration will improve the top design of intellectual property rights protection according to the outline of the country's 14th five-year plan for national economic and social development. The NIPA has basically completed the drafting of the plan for further implementation of the national intellectual property strategy to accelerate the construction of an intellectual property power …

[LIVE NOW] Webinar On "Revisiting The Access To Medicine Debate In The COVID-19 Era"-
4 years ago

[LIVE NOW] Webinar On "Revisiting The Access To Medicine Debate In The COVID-19 Era"-

Live Law  

The Society for Democratic Rights, New Delhi in partnership with the Georgetown University Law Center, the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, and Institute for Technology Law and Policy at Georgetown Law invites you to a Comparative Law discussion on the topic "Revisiting the Access to Medicine Debate in the COVID-19 Era". How has India's patent law enabled …

India, South Africa Are Seeking to Free Covid-19 Drugs and Vaccines from Patents and IPR. Here’s Why
4 years, 3 months ago

India, South Africa Are Seeking to Free Covid-19 Drugs and Vaccines from Patents and IPR. Here’s Why

News 18  

The race to obtain the regulator’s approval for vaccine rollout has entered its last leg in India and the government is firming up plans to immunise 30 crore people of the high-risk group in phase-1. Amid these developments, India and South Africa, backed by other developing and low-income countries, are pushing for a temporary waiver from patents and intellectual property …

Goyal calls for removing hurdles in access to medicines at affordable prices
4 years, 8 months ago

Goyal calls for removing hurdles in access to medicines at affordable prices

India TV News  

Calling for removal of "multiple" hurdles in access to medicines at affordable prices, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said intellectual property rights should not become a hindrance in their availability. He said the TRIPS agreement of the World Trade Organisation did not envisage a pandemic where demand for vaccines and medicines would come from several countries simultaneously, …

USTR’s move to keep India on IP watch list could hit covid-drug access
4 years, 10 months ago

USTR’s move to keep India on IP watch list could hit covid-drug access

Live Mint  

The US Trade Representative's move to keep India on the priority watch list for patenting norms can be used to block access for affordable drugs against covid-19, said health activists. The USTR late Wednesday released its Special 301 Report, in which it continued to place India on the 'Priority Watch List' for lack of sufficient improvement to its intellectual property …

Govt floats draft guidelines for implementation of IPR policy in academic institutions
5 years, 6 months ago

Govt floats draft guidelines for implementation of IPR policy in academic institutions

India Today  

A patent right will rest with the academic institution if a student, researcher or faculty member has used its resources and funds for developing a product, according to draft guidelines floated by the government on the implementation of IPR policy for academic institutions. It would also help in protecting intellectual property rights generated by faculty or personnel, students, and staff …

Road map to affordable medicines
6 years, 4 months ago

Road map to affordable medicines

The Hindu  

It goes without saying that no government can allow market forces a free hand in the pricing of medicines. The Narendra Modi government has been focussing on making medicines affordable by making them available through Jan Aushadhi Kendras, enabling price control of essential medicines, promoting prescription of generic medicines by medical practitioners and focussing on a conducive intellectual property regime. …

Reward innovation
6 years, 10 months ago

Reward innovation

The Hindu  

A robust intellectual property rights framework, with suitable enforcement systems, is critical to support India’s efforts to be a global leader in innovation and competitiveness. Strong IP standards can fuel the growth of domestic innovative industries, help attract greater foreign investment, and bolster India’s economic prosperity and global competitiveness. Additionally, a world-class drug regulatory framework implemented by effective drug regulatory …

Innovate in India: The country cannot afford to wait any longer for a robust intellectual property rights regime
6 years, 10 months ago

Innovate in India: The country cannot afford to wait any longer for a robust intellectual property rights regime

Firstpost  

India’s patent productivity is quite low compared to that of Japan, US, South Korea, and China. It is time for us to progress from manufacturing to innovation and an important requirement is a robust intellectual property rights system, India has improved its ranking in the U.S. Chamber’s international IP Index, to 44 out of 50 countries this year, which represents …

China reinforcing IP protection
7 years ago

China reinforcing IP protection

China Daily  

Shen Changyu, director of the State Intellectual Property Office, answers media questions after the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 13, 2018. China will carry out a more stringent intellectual property protection system to reinforce IP protection, the head of IPR watchdog said …

Tale Of Two IP Policies: A Few Remarks On IP Policies Of South Africa, India
7 years, 4 months ago

Tale Of Two IP Policies: A Few Remarks On IP Policies Of South Africa, India

Live Law  

The Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa released the Draft Intellectual Property Policy Phase I in August this year. IP Policy explains the rationale: “…the South African government has to date not made full use of the flexibilities available within international trade rules through the pursuit of appropriate national policy and legislation”. South Africa’s IP policy is very …

Tale Of Two IP Policies: A Few Remarks On IP Policies Of South Africa, India
7 years, 4 months ago

Tale Of Two IP Policies: A Few Remarks On IP Policies Of South Africa, India

Live Law  

The Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa released the Draft Intellectual Property Policy Phase I in August this year. IP Policy explains the rationale: “…the South African government has to date not made full use of the flexibilities available within international trade rules through the pursuit of appropriate national policy and legislation”. South Africa’s IP policy is very …

Create the framework
7 years, 6 months ago

Create the framework

The Hindu  

Working in a federal structure is important for new innovations to be implemented. The core hurdles However, to translate research and new discoveries into the required health products, more often we need a strong infrastructural framework wherein the public and private sectors work in tandem to develop synergies. For this, we need to build a health-care ecosystem that offers positive …

Call for Papers: International Conference on IP Law and Policy: A Device for Research & Development
7 years, 8 months ago

Call for Papers: International Conference on IP Law and Policy: A Device for Research & Development

Live Law  

The Cell for Studies in Intellectual Property Rights at National Law Institute University, Bhopal in collaboration with School of Law, Western Sydney University, Australia, shall be organising an International Conference on Intellectual Property Law & Policy from 26- 30th November, 2017. Venue: The National Law Institute University Bhopal About the Conference The objective of this Conference is to examine the …

National IPR policy to promote creativity, innovation: DIPP
8 years, 7 months ago

National IPR policy to promote creativity, innovation: DIPP

The Hindu  

The National Intellectual Property Rights policy announced by the government will help promote creativity and innovation in the country, a senior official said in New Delhi on Tuesday. Joint Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Rajiv Aggarwal said the government is making an ecosystem to promote both these things. Talking about ‘jugaad’ or ‘frugal innovation’, he said …

New IPR Policy
8 years, 7 months ago

New IPR Policy

Live Law  

The Government has approved the National IPR Policy on 12th May 2016. The policy lays down the following seven objectives: IPR Awareness: Outreach and Promotion- Generation of IPRs: To create public awareness about the economic, social and cultural benefits of IPRs among all sections of society; Generation of IPRs- To stimulate the generation of IPRs; Legal and Legislative Framework:To. The …

NGOs urge PM to ‘resist pressure’ from U.S. on IPRs
8 years, 9 months ago

NGOs urge PM to ‘resist pressure’ from U.S. on IPRs

The Hindu  

A group of civil society organisations has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ‘resist,’ what they termed,“pressure from the U.S. and the pharmaceutical multinationals based there to amend India’s Intellectual Property Rights laws”. However, in reality, promotion of IPRs has not only limited the ability of developing countries to obtain critical technologies for their economic and social development but has …

National Intellectual Property Rights: patently a missed opportunity
8 years, 10 months ago

National Intellectual Property Rights: patently a missed opportunity

The Hindu  

India’s >National Intellectual Property Rights Policy, released in mid-May, is a bewildering document. Achal Prabhala Achal Prabhala Sudhir Krishnaswamy Sudhir Krishnaswamy IP and innovation On the face of it, a >policy to grow IP, commercialise it, and thus drive economic growth sounds plausible. The National IPR Policy makes it clear that we will not roll back any aspects of Indian …

All you need to know about the new IPR Policy
8 years, 10 months ago

All you need to know about the new IPR Policy

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released India’s National Intellectual Property Rights Policy recently. The Policy which is in compliance with WTO's agreement on TRIPS, aims to sustain entrepreneurship and boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet scheme 'Make in India.' >> The policy left the country’s patent laws intact and specifically did not open up Section 3 of the Patents Act, which …

US Chamber of Commerce welcomes India’s IPR policy
8 years, 10 months ago

US Chamber of Commerce welcomes India’s IPR policy

The Hindu  

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has welcomed India’s new National Intellectual Property Rights policy, saying it hopes the move is a “precursor” to the “concrete, structural” changes necessary for implementation of a strong innovation model. “We hope the announcement is a precursor to the concrete, structural changes that are necessary if India is to implement a strong Itellectual Property-led innovation …

Cabinet approves National Intellectual Property Rights Policy [Read the Full Text]
8 years, 10 months ago

Cabinet approves National Intellectual Property Rights Policy [Read the Full Text]

Live Law  

“Creative India; Innovative India: रचनात्मक भारत; अभिनव भारत” The Union Cabinet yesterday approved the National Intellectual Property Rights Policy that will lay the future roadmap for intellectual property in India. The broad contours of the National IPR Policy are as follows: Vision Statement: An India where creativity and innovation are stimulated by Intellectual Property for the benefit of all; an …

Government to unveil IPR policy in a fortnight
9 years, 1 month ago

Government to unveil IPR policy in a fortnight

The Hindu  

The government is likely to announce its National Intellectual Property Rights Policy within a fortnight. The policy -- which will be entirely compliant with the World Trade Organisation’s agreement on Trade Related aspects of IPRs -- will, as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion, have a special thrust on awareness generation and effective enforcement of IPRs, besides encouragement of IP …

Defending India’s IPR
9 years, 10 months ago

Defending India’s IPR

The Hindu  

It is ten years since India amended the Indian Patents Act, 1970 to bring its laws in line with the agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. The new government under pressure The NDA government’s approach to the IPR issues has been a subject of intense discussion, especially in the context of repeated attempts by the US Trade Representative …

Patent pressures
9 years, 10 months ago

Patent pressures

The Hindu  

In its 2015 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights, the office of the United States Trade Representative has retained India in its “Priority Watch List”, noting however that bilateral engagement between the two countries on IPR concerns had increased over the past year. The progressive Act has been invoked in several judgments recently in relation to pharmaceutical patents — …

US happy about Modi talk on intellectual property but keeps India in watch list
9 years, 10 months ago

US happy about Modi talk on intellectual property but keeps India in watch list

Firstpost  

The Modi government is not only engaged, but also is examining key issues related to the intellectual property rights, US Trade Representative has said, hoping that New Delhi would be able to address its concerns on IPR. India has continued its engagement with the United States on IPR issues of interest to both countries, including by establishing the High Level …

Modi government examining IPR issues: USTR
9 years, 10 months ago

Modi government examining IPR issues: USTR

The Hindu  

The Modi Government is not only engaged, but also is examining key issues related to the intellectual property rights, US Trade Representatives has said, hoping that New Delhi would be able to address its concerns on IPR. Indian government “took steps” that indicate Modi Administration is engaged and is examining key IPR issues, the Congressional-mandated 301 Report on IPR said. …

Experts come out against draft National IPR policy
10 years, 1 month ago

Experts come out against draft National IPR policy

The Hindu  

The draft National IPR Policy prepared by the Centre’s IPR Think Tank has come under harsh criticism from experts. Agitha, Associate Professor at the Centre, stated that the draft IPR Policy, which gave a strong message of supporting the Centre’s Make in India campaign, failed to address the question of whether a strong IP in itself was sufficient enough to …

IPR Think Tank submits first draft of National IPR Policy
10 years, 3 months ago

IPR Think Tank submits first draft of National IPR Policy

Live Law  

The first draft by the Think Tank on Intellectual Property Rights set up by Commerce and Industry Ministry has been uploaded by the Ministry today. The Think Tank is chaired by Justice Prabha Sridevan, and consists of 5 other members.Raving about the importance of an IP Policy, the draft envisions, "An India where Intellectual Property led growth in creativity and …

IPR Think Tank submits first draft of National IPR Policy
10 years, 3 months ago

IPR Think Tank submits first draft of National IPR Policy

Live Law  

The first draft by the Think Tank on Intellectual Property Rights set up by Commerce and Industry Ministry has been uploaded by the Ministry today. The Think Tank is chaired by Justice Prabha Sridevan, and consists of 5 other members.Raving about the importance of an IP Policy, the draft envisions, "An India where Intellectual Property led growth in creativity and …

Patented medicine and affordability
10 years, 3 months ago

Patented medicine and affordability

The Hindu  

India’s ongoing efforts at safeguarding its intellectual property rights have been facing challenges from different directions. In turn, there are serious implications for India’s public health programme, especially in providing affordable drugs without in any way compromising on the treaty obligations with other countries. Almost coinciding with the last national elections, the U.S. Trade Representative placed India on a ‘priority …

Think tank set up to draft national IPR policy
10 years, 5 months ago

Think tank set up to draft national IPR policy

The Hindu  

The Commerce and Industry Ministry on Friday constituted a six-member think tank to draft the National Intellectual Property Rights policy. The expert group, set up by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, will also advise the government on best practices to be followed in trademark offices, patent offices and other government offices dealing with IPRs to create an efficient and …

India says it won't participate in unilateral US investigation on IPR
10 years, 10 months ago

India says it won't participate in unilateral US investigation on IPR

Live Law  

India openly stated that it would not participate in any unilateral investigation by the US on its intellectual property rights, emphasizing that its IPR regime complies with international laws.India’s response came in the wake of the release of the USTR Special 301 Report. The Special 301 Report identifies countries where US companies or products facing trade barriers fur to. The …

India says it won't participate in unilateral US investigation on IPR
10 years, 10 months ago

India says it won't participate in unilateral US investigation on IPR

Live Law  

India openly stated that it would not participate in any unilateral investigation by the US on its intellectual property rights, emphasizing that its IPR regime complies with international laws.India’s response came in the wake of the release of the USTR Special 301 Report. The Special 301 Report identifies countries where US companies or products facing trade barriers fur to. The …

India likely to drag US to WTO if classified ‘Priority Country’
11 years, 1 month ago

India likely to drag US to WTO if classified ‘Priority Country’

The Hindu  

India is likely to drag the U.S. to WTO if America includes it in the ‘Priority Foreign Country’ list for intellectual property rights, a development that could further escalate trade tensions between the two. Officials here said the demand is “completely wrong” as India’s intellectual property rights are compliant with global laws, including the World Trade Organisation. Under the U.S. …

Developing countries call for easing IPR costs of clean technologies
11 years, 4 months ago

Developing countries call for easing IPR costs of clean technologies

The Hindu  

For the developed countries it was a devil buried at the climate negotiations last year at Doha. At the Warsaw talks, the developing countries, including India, resuscitated the devil — easing the costs of intellectual property rights on clean technologies — back to life, by demanding that a funding mechanism be set up to buy licenses on clean but costly …

India undermining intellectual property: Pfizer tells US lawmakers
12 years ago

India undermining intellectual property: Pfizer tells US lawmakers

Firstpost  

Months after its patent for a cancer medication was revoked by India, American firm Pfizer has told US lawmakers that the country is undermining intellectual property by misuse of its compulsory licence provisions. Washington: Months after its patent for a cancer medication was revoked by India, American firm Pfizer has told US lawmakers that the country is undermining intellectual property …

US views on India's IPR protection not justified: Sharma
12 years, 10 months ago

US views on India's IPR protection not justified: Sharma

Firstpost  

Commerce and Industry minister has said that India is TRIPS compliant, and has asked the USTR for a comprehensive re-look at the intellectual property regime in India New Delhi: Flaying the US decision to place India again in the group of countries with insufficient intellectual property protection, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said the country is WTO-compliant. Describing …

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