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A Rare Invocation for a Rare Disease?: Government Urged to Invoke Section 100, Patents Act for Rare Disease Medicine

SpicyIP

However, no details are present in the public domain. Talking about local production for Risdiplam, several patent applications are pending by manufacturers like Natco, Harman Finochem Limited, and MSN Laboratories, awaiting examination or request for examination. Another similar petition (Seba P.A

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Examining Oppositions: Time for a Deeper Look

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The Comparative Analysis section almost exclusively focuses on patent practices of developed countries. The monograph would have come across as more balanced had the authors looked at and examined the literature and arguments effectiveness and importance of oppositions in pharmaceutical applications. of patent applications)?

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MYTH VS. REALITY: CAN YOU PATENT AN IDEA?

Intepat

A patent gives the owner exclusive right over their invention for 20 years to commercially exploit it in a manner that prevents others from using, selling, making, or distributing the invention without permission. A patent can be granted when the invention meets certain criteria: Novelty: it must be new and not available in the public domain.

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2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

The IP Law Blog

Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain.

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Patentability in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

A patent is an exclusive right granted to the owner of an invention, that allows him to prevent others from making, using, or selling the invention without the consent of the owner. The patent law in India is governed by The Patent Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

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Traditional Knowledge and Trade Secrets

IP and Legal Filings

Patent laws fail to protect traditional knowledge as it does not recognise generation innovation. Perpetual ownership: Patent and copyright both have a limited period of protection, after which the traditional knowledge falls into the public domain.

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DHC and 3(k): This time using the ‘Technical effect’ Test

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This, the applicants contended resulted in two things- (i) increased speed of functional dependency analysis; and (ii) saving computer resources. The Patent Office rejected the patent application u/s. On the other, it is argued that allowing software-based inventions to be patentable dilutes 3(k).

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