India: 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'.

In Scan Biotech India & Another v Scan Biotech India , Scan Biotech India & Another (Plaintiffs), a pharmaceutical product manufacturing concern sought permanent injunction against Scan Biotech India (Defendant) for their use of the trademark "BOLRAN" and the use of the trade name "SCAN BIOTEK INDIA".

The Hon'ble High Court of Bombay, vide its Order dated January 23, 2025, rejected the Plaintiff's prayer of an ad-interim stay on the release and broadcast of the film titled "Sky Force".

Introduction: The Dual Approach of Copyright Laws The Copyright laws take a dual approach in balancing the equilibrium of interest between creators and public interest, considering the user needs of copyrighted material while enhancing the reconciliation between two parallel goals.

Design protection remains fundamental to protect the quickly evolving creative field whose components include product manufacturing together with graphic design work and fashion creations.

Introduction: The Dual Approach of Copyright Laws The Copyright laws take a dual approach in balancing the equilibrium of interest between creators and public interest, considering the user needs of copyrighted material while enhancing the reconciliation between two parallel goals.

Design protection remains fundamental to protect the quickly evolving creative field whose components include product manufacturing together with graphic design work and fashion creations.

The 21st century has seen a rapid surge in technological innovation, from minor tweaks to revolutionary breakthroughs.

Design protection remains fundamental to protect the quickly evolving creative field whose components include product manufacturing together with graphic design work and fashion creations.

We know that certain inventions, even if novel, fall under patent law exclusions that do not allow you to obtain patent protection.

The 21st century has seen a rapid surge in technological innovation, from minor tweaks to revolutionary breakthroughs.