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
Patents
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In Court
toxic pool: The Local Area Environment Committee (LAEC) recently termed the Eloor and Edayar indus trial belt in Kochi, Kerala, a "toxic hot spot' filled with heavy metals and pesticides.
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Winds of changes
Indian industrialists and scientists want the country"s property rights to be "strengthened", but the powerful drugs industry wants to maintain the status quo
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Time for India to take stock
The new trade order ordained by GATT affects India's entire economy. Some consider it a new form of colonialism, but others see it as a bountiful opportunity.
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Meeting in vain
The fifth conference on biological diversity held recently in Nairobi ended on a flat note
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Nature's minor gifts
Even as microbes -silent and efficient behind-the-screen contributors to the ecosystem -continue to revel under the spotlight abroad, in India, it has yet to acquire its due importance. Indian germplasm, aided by non-existence of biodiversity conser
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In hope of benefit sharing
In India, there has been a cautious move towards handing over control of natural resources to local communities
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Can green mean free?
Developing countries also fear the huge costs associated with greener technologies, which will be unbearable by their domestic industries. It could make their goods uncompetitive in western markets.
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Government's agri research set up is undemocratic
Kavitha Kuruganti I was at the Indian Social Science Congress recently, presenting a paper on genetically engineered crops, raising questions on technology decision-making in Indian agriculture
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Royalties for folklore
DEVELOPED countries are busy increasing the breadth and depth of the intellectual property regime, using accusations of piracy. Yet, the innovations that multinationals have patented are heavily
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Cry neem
There is more to neem than fighting a patent