New Delhi: Government

Without much ado, the Technical Expert Group on Patent Law Issues headed by Dr R.A. Mashelkar has resubmitted its report to the Union Ministry of Commerce.
Dual mandate

Handicrafts sector leads with 34 sanctions in product-wise distribution of GI

CHENNAI: As many as 143 Indian products have been provided with a Geographical Indication (GI) tag and more applications are being filed from the Southern states, said Kasturi Das, Associate professor, Centre for WTO Studies on Monday.

Joe C Mathew / Bangalore April 21, 2009, 0:32 IST

Patent office found merit in Cipla

THE government has upheld the patent of Swiss drug major Hoffmann La Roche

Civil society groups dejected, mull PIL; setback also for Wockhardt.

Joe C Mathew / Bangalore April 17, 2009, 0:14 IST

The patent office has upheld the validity of Roche

IT looks like a walking stick but can work wonders for warehouse managers struggling to keep in check insects that bug grains stored in the warehouse.

S Mohan, professor of Agri Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), has invented a device that can trap insects in warehouses.

The TNAU has filed an application to get the device patented under the Patent Rights in India.

Pharmaceutical company

Tests confirmed that vegetables stored in it contain high levels of nutrients

The best alternate: Students of Century Foundation Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tirupur, with the eco-fridge developed by them.