Draft Patents (Amendment), Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, has introduced draft amendments to the Patents Rules, 2003. These drafts detail various changes
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, has introduced draft amendments to the Patents Rules, 2003. These drafts detail various changes
Seed multinationals rush for patents SIX leading multinational seed companies, BASF, Monsanto, Syngenta, DuPont, Bayer and Dow, have claimed patent rights on seeds and knowledge designed to combat the impact of climate change in agriculture. They have filed 532 applications in various patent offices for such seeds and plant genomes. Monsanto and BASF have a us $1.5 billion
Agriculture Minister S A Ravindranath on Thursday urged agro scientists and officials of his department not to delay getting patents for traditional agricultural products and techniques and products developed after research in agriculture universities.
Jamshedpur: The organic tussar silk produced in Kuchai-Kharsawan has now got patent, making Jharkhand the first state in India to obtain the same. The Jharkhand government had applied to a US-based firm, Onecert Asia, for the patent. The firm affiliated to Agriculture Produce Export Development Agency (OPEDA) gave its approval on October 13.
An Indonesian plantation company has filed the first patent applications for a hybrid variety of palm oil seeds and their production that it expects will increase the crop's yield by several hundred per cent.
Business Standard / New Delhi October 1, 2008, 0:09 IST
Despite numerous international commitments to promote transfer of climate-change related technologies to developing countries, such transfers are not occurring at a sufficient rate to aid
Intellectual property rights have been high on the policy agenda in recent years.
PATENTLY ABSURD Latha Jishnu / New Delhi September 17, 2008, 3:35 IST There was groundbreaking news from Japan five days ago. Scientists from Kyoto University were awarded a patent for their discovery on how to produce stem cells from skin, the first stem cell patent granted in Japan. The special technology developed by the Kyoto University team, led by the renowned Shinya Yamanaka, creates what is termed induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, versatile cells that have the potential to develop into any kind of cells, including human organ and tissue cells.
Reema Narendran |THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Without a thought to the human effort, time and money put into its validation, two tribal medicines developed in the state are disappearing into nothingness, while multinational pharma companies walk away with the patents and trademark rights.
Intellectual property occupies a central position in the biotechnology innovation system, the expected source of new medicines, foods and bio-energy.