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EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising Public Accountability and Transparency in the Indian Patent System

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Significantly, the agreement requires India to make substantive changes to its provision obligating a patent applicant to furnish information about their foreign applications corresponding to their application in India. Justice Ayyangar advocated for the inclusion of Section 8 to promote honest and open disclosure.

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WIPIP, Concurrent Session #1, Design

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When Design Within Reach started, it said in its 2007 10K: “our competitors believe they have exclusive rights” in some of their proudcts, including some of their best selling items, which were reproductions. Design patents aren’t patents. They lack almost all of the major features of utility patent.

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