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Right to Health and the Issue of Compulsory Licensing for Exorbitantly Priced Risdiplam

SpicyIP

Looking at different flexibilities under the Patent Act, like compulsory licensing, government use etc., The argument to use these levers to ensure access to essential drugs for SMA patients has been discussed by Sabeeh previously on the blog here in light of MP Haris Beerans letter to the Government making a similar request.

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Understanding Compulsory Licensing and Access to Essentials

Kashishipr

There is a constant debate of balancing the monopolistic rights against the right of public access to essential commodities like pharmaceuticals and medical products. This is where the concept of compulsory licensing gains popular attention. What is Compulsory Licensing? Reasons for Granting Compulsory License.

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Empowering Innovation: The Role of Intellectual Property in Technology Transfer

IP and Legal Filings

It’s the first important step towards protecting owner’s rights and its lawful public use. Indian Copyright Act, 1957 – sections 30 to 32 provide for licensing. It allows for both voluntary and compulsory licensing. Intellectual Property Rights Protection IP licensing is an essential element of technology transfer.

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Their Copyrights Expired. The Legal Threats Keep Coming.

Copyright Lately

public domain this year, with the remaining installments set to follow on January 1, 2026. And as with any character whose earliest stories have entered the public domain, the traits and story elements introduced in those works are free for public use under U.S. for using Tintin, you would lose.

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Federal Contracting; Contractor Disclosure to Funding Agencies and Agency March-in Rights

LexBlog IP

While no agency has exercised these march-in rights, contractors should understand that the funding agency retains the right to compel a license on any subject invention to the United States or, in certain circumstances, to a third party. What is a Small Business for Federal Funding Purposes. Patent rights under federally funded research.

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ORIGINALITY IN DATABASE: UNDERSTANDING COPYRIGHT THRESHOLDS

Intepat

Copyright protection encourages creators to invest intellectual effort by granting them exclusive rights, enabling them to monetize their work through licensing or subscriptions. It also prevents unauthorized use, such as data scraping or piracy, safeguarding intellectual property from exploitation.

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Keeping Your Data Safe: The Differential Privacy Temporal Map Challenge

U.S. Department of Commerce

Following the final algorithm sprint, teams whose algorithms had been validated as differentially private were invited to make their source code open-source with an appropriate license. . Because these datasets can now satisfy differential privacy, they can be used by departments to make better decisions that could have life-saving impacts.

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