Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

State of the Climate in Asia 2024

The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …

Differences crop up again at Bonn

Near-Resolved Issue Of Putting Up Technology Mechanism Reopens For Debate At Climate Meet Urmi A Goswami BONN AT BONN, it is one step back for the agreement on technology. The near-resolved issue of putting in place a mechanism to ensure effective transfer and development of technology has been reopened for …

Seminars promote patents

a symposium organized in Delhi recently by the George Washington University in the US is the latest in the series of events to promote patent interests of pharma companies. One of the main sponsors of the event, US pharma company Gilead Sciences, made a presentation at the symposium on its …

Now, puppets with a robotic touch

Fifteen years ago, when Anupama Hosakere quit a promising career as an engineer in the United States and began pursuing the dying art of puppetry in India, she never imagined that one day the twain would meet. Over the last decade, while Hosakere travelled across the country learning puppetry and …

Green patents corralled

Driven by efforts to curb fossil-fuel use and concerns about the security of energy supplies, the number of applications for renewable-energy patents is booming. But the patents are scattered across many databases, in different formats that are not readily searchable, leading to a lack of clarity over who owns specific …

India as needy of free-trade pact as us: EU ambassador

KARTIKAY MEHROTRA While declaring that negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) are on target for completion this October, the EU

EU assures FTA wont lead to costlier life-saving drugs

THE European Commission has said the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with India will not affect production of cheap life-saving medicines in the country.

Its time to act on climate change

The acknowledgement of facts is the beginning of wisdom, a Finnish president once said. We already have enough facts about climate change. Now is the time not only to draw conclusions but to act.

Differentiated intellectual property regimes for environmental and climate technologies

Prior to the Copenhagen meeting on developing a new framework for climate-change policy there were sharp differences between the positions of developed and developing countries regarding the role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in fostering international technology transfer (ITT). Expanding effective ITT is central to meeting needs for acquiring and …

News 360° - Briefs

Customary land rightsPalm oil firm loses to Kayans A native community in Malaysia won a 12-year legal battle against the Sarawak state government and palm oil giant ioi Pelita after the state’s apex court recognized their customary land rights. The court ruled that the government had unconstitutionally granted the native …

Huji protection for Dussehri mango

AMIT AGNIHOTRI Your favourite given to the Malihabadi Dussehri mango known for being fibreless and its light yellow colour. The GI recognises the fruit on the basis of its morphological characteristics, chemical constituents and the particular location where it is grown. This means, retail chains selling and exporting fruits, cannot …

Marry low-carbon diet and growth

WITH THE WORLD ACCEPTING THE need to limit temperature rise to 2

Australia pushes for environment, labour, IPR in trade pact with India

THE proposed free trade agreement between India and Australia has hit rough waters with the latter insisting that issues including environment, labour, intellectual property, government procurement and competition policy be part of the negotiations. The joint study group set up to explore the feasibility of a free trade agreement between …

Brazil takes aim at US intellectual property in cottondispute

Upping the ante in a long-running trade spat with the United States, Brazil announced that it intends to break US patents and intellectual property rights in retaliation against Washington

International agreements and processes affecting an international regime on access and benefit sharing under the CBD

Negotiating access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a view to mutual supportiveness with other international agreements is a challenging task. This report highlights many key interfaces that must be taken into consideration if a new international regime is to be mutually supportive with …

International agreements and processes affecting an international regime on access and benefit sharing under the CBD

Intended as a contribution to the ongoing negotiations of an international regime on access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this report clarifies the main interfaces with other international agreements and processes relevant for ABS, with a view to the challenges of ensuring mutual supportiveness. …

Current status and options for crop biotechnologies in developing countries

The purpose of this document is to examine options from crop biotechnologies to address food insecurity in developing countries, particularly in the context of deepening economic and environmental uncertainty. Its primary focus is on sector-specific issues relating to biotechnology and their impact on crop breeding, management and genetic resources, but …

N-trade code to leave room for biz outside bilateral pact

THE government may frame a policy for international civil nuclear commerce that will have provisions for trade with countries with which India doesn

Court refers drug patent cases to IPAB: move may set new precedent

THE DELHI High Court on Monday referred six drug patent cases to the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), the apex government body to hear such disputes. This could set a precedent for all future appeals regarding `pre-grant

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