Developing countries may get trapped by the brazen and unabashedly faulty bio patenting model that a US firm is flaunting

Big pharmaceutical companies in the US are rejoicing over a new Food and Drug Administration ruling that gives them an extension of 3 years on their drug patents. Consumer groups are not exactly

India's good old neem tree could be used by industry if it stands by its assurances of research and resources

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela have joined forces to keep marauding multinationals off their biological resources. These signatories to the Andean Pact decided upon drastic steps to protect

ARE you an inventive genius worried about copyright? You could patent your well-honed skills or products. The Patent Information System (PIS) of the Government of India, located in all the

The US signs a new trade agenda and seeks stricter control over its intellectual property rights in India

President Carlos Menem of Argentina has thrown up his arms on the issue of the country's new patent law, lambasted both at home and by Washington. The law, which was recently approved by the

The Rao government has proved itself unconvincing in handling the Opposition on GATT related patent reforms