Mother Teresa's blue and white sari has been trademarked to avoid misuse. But to what end?
The blue and white sari was registered as the Inteleectual Property of the Missionaries of Charity in September 2016 immediately after Mother …
Pressed for sharing
The Uttarakhand high court order on Ramdev's firm to pay for use of bioresources has put herbal companies on notice
Dummy’s guide to how trade rules affect access to COVID-19 vaccines
The WTO is considering whether to temporarily waive certain rules about TRIPS, to allow more countries access to vaccines, drugs needed to …
New ruse in Big Pharma's old game
Drug multinationals are lobbying for a devious patent linkage system to block the entry of competitive generics
Introduction of ‘data exclusivity’ in pesticides Bill will affect farmers
Certain clauses in the Bill threaten to delay the entry of affordable generic products in the market
US keeps India out of Priority Foreign Country list of 'worst IP offenders'
US Trade Representative’s Special 301 Report keeps up pressure on India to fall in line with US’ interests
The war for intellectual property