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Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR: Tipping the Scales of Patent Law? Part I

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The Report focuses on reviewing the working of the Patents Act since its 2005 amendment that brought the Indian legislation in compliance with the TRIPS Agreement. Section 3 of the Patents Act creates a list of restrictions on what inventions are not patentable. Diluting Section 3: Doors Open to All? .

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“Right to Access a Public Record” vs “Right to not Communicate the Work”: Where is Public Interest?”

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In Rajeev Kumar vs Jamia Millia Islamia (12th April 2021), an extremely interesting tussle was seen with the copyright over a thesis being pitted against a person’s right to obtain information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. 12 ) or anywhere else, because granting of patents necessarily includes publication of invention.

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Johnson & Johnson’s “Non-Enforcement” of Bedaquiline Patents: What has Actually been Gained?

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Regardless of who invested how much, Janssen does have ownership over at least 5 patents, as mentioned above, and this is what we look at below. This patent (corresponding Indian application number: 220/DELNP/2005 ) has already expired in the ‘market’ with the most number of patients, i.e. India. Fn 12 of the same paper).

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IP as Collateral

IIPRD

The risks include unauthorised use and infringement, technological obsolescence, and the marketable nature of IP as collateral. The subsidised valuation is done by government bodies like the Korea Invention Promotion Centre. The agreement lays down conditions for patent ownership in the event of default. Objective 5.11.1

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Protecting Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Using An Approach Based On Holistic Principle

IP and Legal Filings

x] It is challenging to accurately identify and follow the knowledge holders [xi] , partly because complex group ownership. A “community rights regime,” in which Indigenous Peoples possess ownership rights to TK instead of a small number of capitalist proprietors [xvi] , is one concept.