SpicyIP

JUNE 22, 2022

The Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) recently released an interesting report titled ‘Compulsory licensing for expensive medicines’. Public attention for intellectual property rights and the role it plays in the pharmaceutical sector has significantly revived due to Covid 19. This report comes at an opportune moment.

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Licensing Reporting Patent Government 109

SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Recently, India and a group of 4 European countries- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland (EFTA) signed a Trade Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) on a variety of trade related issues, including intellectual property rights. Sreenath is an independent legal researcher and Adjunct Faculty of Law at Ramaiah Law College.

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Patent Patent Application Intellectual Property Law 72

SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

This report which is mandated under American law and placed before the US Congress, requires the USTR to conduct a review of the intellectual property (IP) laws and enforcement policies of American trading partners in order to identify those laws or practices which maybe detrimental to American interests.

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Patent Patent Application Government Reporting 52

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Civil society organizations, academics, and intellectual property and public health experts dedicated to addressing pharmaceutical monopolies are among those voicing apprehensions about the potential impact of these proposed rules on essential safeguards within India’s patent system.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The decision is significant as it is the first by the Fifth Circuit to address the licensing of standards-essential patents and the meaning of “fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory” (FRAND) licensing terms, adding to the growing body of jurisprudence already issued by the Third, Ninth and Federal Circuits in this area.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

In today’s connected global economy, obtaining patent protection in multiple jurisdictions is the best way for companies to protect their intellectual property on a global scale. However, different countries have different patentability requirements and prosecution schemes, and these differences. PDF copy available.

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Patent Prosecution Invention Inventor Patent 75

SpicyIP

JULY 20, 2024

Unending Compulsory Licensing (“CL”) Discussion: Reading SpicyIP old pages, I found this decade-old post called Compulsory Licensing is Not a Bad Word! discussing India’s first Compulsory License (“CL”). There’s a reason why it’s only once in the life of Indian patent law that a CL was granted, check Prof.

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Cease and Desist Licensing IP Patent 110