Asia: Intellectual Property

The viewpoint of being able to provide cheap drugs to a population which cannot afford it has started yet another debate in the pharma sector about how drug companies should price the life saving drugs in the developing world.

In an eagerly awaited decision, India's Controller of Patents has granted a licence to generics pharmaceutical manufacturer, Natco Pharma Ltd (Natco) to manufacture Bayer's patented anticancer drug 'Naxavar'.

A Senate Committee has recommended against passing amendments to the Patents Act that would allow gene patenting.

License-in/out transactions have become a key strategic approach for innovative drug and medical device (including medical aesthetics) companies to expedite the research and development of the products and expand market presence.

Pakistan is endowed with substantial mineral resources, particularly in frontier provinces like Balochistan.

The sports and entertainment industry thrives on intellectual property (IP) rights, making licensing a key business strategy. Licensing allows companies and individuals to commercialize names, logos, images, characters...

License-in/out transactions have become a key strategic approach for innovative drug and medical device (including medical aesthetics) companies to expedite the research and development of the products and expand market presence.

Deepfakes are a new virtual hazard that has come about because of advances in artificial intelligence (AI). AI-created or AI-changed movies...

In a significant development for intellectual property and digital rights, the Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim protection to veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle...

When setting intellectual property strategy it pays to have a solid understanding of the prevailing business issues. In cleantech there are a number of diverse industries involved, with a trend towards convergence of technologies and sectors.

Software companies doing business in India have been put on notice by the Indian Income Tax Department following an unexpected outcome in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Microsoft Corporation v. Assistant Director of Income-tax, International Tax Division).

Recently, there has been an increase in so-called "scams" involving apparent IP-related companies sending misleading letters to applicants and owners of IP rights in an attempt to extract money from those persons. A number of official intellectual property organisations, including the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), have recognised this issue and distributed warnings against these scams.