The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday adopted a landmark resolution on access to medicines- in order to examine the relation between intellectual property rights, trade agreements and access issues- sponsored by a group of developing countries, including India. The resolution - Access to medicines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoyment [...]
When you see the name DOTBLOG, what does it mean to you? Is it just a blog about DOTS candy? Or about the painter George Seurat? Maybe it indicates a service that will help you punctuate your blog entries? Ok, probably not, but it must have something to do with blogs, right? Or something online, perhaps? If [...]
In our daily life, we have seen very simple object on our daily basis, it looks very simple but it quite complex at the same time. So it has not been possible to create such geometrical complex design with the traditional manufacturing process. 3D printing technology is already chasing the way of producing these [...]
Absurdity is probably as new to patenting as Einstein is to science, who himself believed in infesting absurdity into an idea for it to hopefully turn into something superior. A little research on the subject can provide several examples for one to cite in this regard, from as early as the nineteenth and even [...]
The age-old Indian home remedy of dadima ka nuskha (grandma’s advice) using kala jeera or kalaunji to treat many ailments might not be as freely available if a Nestle move comes off. The Swiss-based food and beverage giant is seeking patent protection in various parts of the world for using an extract from kala jeera (also known as fennel flower, Nigella sativa , [...]
The number of high-street shops bringing legal action against their rivals for copying their designs has risen four-fold since the start of the recession, according to top copyright infringement lawyers. While stores have long looked to the catwalk for inspiration – top designer's collections barely make it down the runways of London and [...]
