Engirreerbig a protest

Rights for the poor's knowledge

Patent pains

Patent problems

An surge of gene patents in Europe threatens to overwhelm the law

Tribals sow, MNCs reap

The war for intellectual property

Ayurveda drugs will need clinical trials

'Microbes can be patented'

Ban on stem cell patents which involve destroying human embryos

Researchers call it regressive step, ethicists happy

US $50 million to protect biodiversity in India

Manmohan Singh says the challenge is to develop new models of inclusive conservation

Indian company gets licence to manufacture and sell patented cancer drug

This is the first-ever compulsory licence given to a generic drug company

Average 71 patents per drug!

Innovator companies are seeking hundreds of patents on a single drug to extend monopolies and increase prices

Opposition to patent application for anti-TB drug filed

The plaintiffs say that Johnson & Johnson, which is the manufacturer and filed the patent, would have a monopoly if the application is …

Fading history of Novartis v Union of India

The 2013 landmark Supreme Court judgement offers critical lessons on the intent behind crucial aspects of India’s key patent law

Bedaquiline patent win is a half victory

India’s ability to eliminate its huge TB burden by 2025 will be a test of both its patent laws and healthcare policy

Outsourcing patent functions

WIPO begins talks on controversial proposal to allow countries to outsource their patent examination processes to another country

Competitive policies

The Ericsson case highlights the uneasy interface between competition policy and patent law

Cyborg controversy

There's gaiety on the greens as the European Parliament drops a directive on patenting genetically-engineered life-forms

Civil society challenges patents on Hepatitis C drugs

Pharmaceutical corporations obtain unjustified patents making the drugs unaffordable to many, petitioners claim  

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 …

When judges copy

Should the rules on plagiarism matter as much as the independent analysis made by judges in adjudicating cases?

Patanjali doesn't want to share benefits of centuries-old medicine system

Ramdev's corporate behemoth Patanjali's claim that Indian firms do not have to share benefits for using bio resources is troubling

Revoking Monsanto's GM cotton patent is of little help to farmers let down by the technology

Designed to resist the bollworm pest, Monsanto's Bollgard II is seen as useless as the pink bollworm ravages cotton fields across the country

India’s 3 D Message

The Supreme Court judgment in the Novartis case clearly upholds India’s patent laws, not weakens the patent regime

AI throws patent system into turmoil — especially in drug discovery

Artificial intelligence is overturning the conventional idea of intellectual property rights