A single judge bench of Delhi high court dismissed the claim of Indian wing of Roche company. Roche had accused Cipla of infringing there patent for the drug “Tarceva”, and backfiring, Cipla had asked for the revocation on the grounds that the current drug is in not in accordance with Section-3d and there is [...]
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) was established by the Central Government to grant exclusive rights to the breeders and farmers who have bred, evolve or developed any kind of plant variety under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001. PPV & FRA, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of [...]
THE IMPORTANCE OF PATENT FILLING Sustained economic growth over more than a decade has raised visions of India becoming one of the largest and most important economies in the world. The outsourcing of important business activities such as software development to India has also brought up the possibility of India becoming one of the [...]
On 26th April 2012, we wish all readers happy and innovative “World IP Day”. Keeping the spirit of “visionary innovators” IIPTA has conducted series of IP workshops across various pharmaceutical and biotechnology colleges in India. Main aim of the workshop was to make students – the future innovators aware about intellectual property. [...]
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 [...]
A. Patents Patent office has introduced some modernization methods in grant system in India. There is around 5% increase in no. of applications filed. Patent applications Year 2004 – 05 2005 – 06 2006 – 07 2007-08 2008 – 09 Filed 17466 24505 28940 35218 36812 Examined 14813 11,569 14119 11751 10296 Granted 1911 [...]
