The Bayh-Dole Act was passed on December 12, 1980, aiming to give universities, small businesses and research organisations intellectual property control of inventions that come out of federally funded research. The act enables the private sector to buy rights to produce inventions from research institutions.

the report of the Technical Expert Group headed by R A Mashelkar, set up to report on aspects of the patent law in the context of the international regime of intellectual property rights, has been

Biological diversity is an asset of vital significance to human beings, as it provides food, medicine and industrial raw materials along with an immense potential for accruing many unknown benefits to

In August and September 2006, patients with cancer, lawyers for patient advocacy groups, and representatives of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) converged on the offices of Novartis in Mumbai, India, to protest the company's efforts to obtain an Indian patent on Gleevec, the company's brand-name version of imatinib mesylate. Gleevec (spelled Glivec outside the United States) is used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, and Novartis has patented the drug in 35 countries.

The right to permanent sovereignty of indigenous peoples over natural resources is implicit in international law particularly in the right of ownership of the lands they historically or traditionally

India is committed to the international regime represented by the UN

What is the reason for the growing regional trade agreements (rtas)?

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Tea in the Darjeeling hills is losing its flavour

Rejects TRIPS amendment

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