The ultra powerful pharmaceutical multi nationals are facing a setback due to India’s weak patent regime for medicines. India has been favoring the low cost Indian generic companies. Also, recently the Indian patent office granted compulsory license allowing Natco Pharma Ltd to make and sell a copy of German drug maker Bayer AG’s patented [...]
Healthcare domain till recently has seen establishment of linkages to sell generic drugs by some of the Pharma giant like Piramal Healthcare Group. But ,now the latest trend & the new vision of Pharma Giant likes of Piramal Heathcare group is owning intellectual property & converting it to products.It is speculated that in many [...]
Ford is working on a system that makes it easier for back seaters to get in second third row of vehicle. The patent application was filed in UK and details “vehicle 2nd and 3rd row adjustments based on anthropometric characteristics of 2nd and 3rd row rear passenger.” The idea behind the system is to [...]
Apple’s very own stylish, user friendly web browser with a simplistic interface; Safari. The simple and beautiful user interface makes Safari a favourite amongst all its users. First released in 2003 for MAC, Safari has jumped in great leaps and bounds and recently released its version of Safari 10 for Windows. Safari 10 allows [...]
I have been receiving many emails asking me about salary of registered patent agent. Post 2005, demand of registered patent agents has increased. With IIPTA team we conducted research across various sectors which employ patent agents. Patent Agents are employed by all fortune 500 companies engage in any research and development, Law Firms, IPR [...]
US drug maker Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay-$3.7 billion or Rs 17,000 crore-to buy the domestic formulations business of Piramal Healthcare in a scramble among global pharmaceutical companies to get a foothold in a promising market. Abbott, which is celebrating its 100th year in India and owns such brands as Creamffin, Brufen and [...]
