India and US discuss revised proposal for TRIPS vaccine waiverThe focus of the revised proposal – also backed by South Africa – will continue to be ensuring “equitable, affordable and timely access” fo...
16 May, 2021, 08.58 AM IST
Pharma lobby cries foul on GIPC’s poor ranking to IndiaGlobal Intellectual Property Centre (GIPC) index on intellectual property (IP) standards once again places India at the bottom of 45 countr...
14 Dec, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
No question of 'appeasing' US or anyone else on IPR: Nirmala SitharamanRecently, during the meeting of Sitharaman and US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker both the sides discussed IPR related issues.
09 Feb, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
India needs to look at IPR norms more closely: USTR FromanDuring a meeting with representatives from another industry chamber FICCI also, Froman said it was in India's interest to have a strong and...
24 Nov, 2014, 09.02 PM IST
DIPP sets up think tank to draft national Intellectual Property Rights policyIt will keep the government regularly informed about the developments taking place in IPR cases which have an impact upon India's IPR Polic...
25 Oct, 2014, 04.01 AM IST
Government may propose sub-groups on other contentious issues under ambit of IPR panelDuring PM Modi’s visit to the US, the two countries committed to set up an annual high-level IP working group as part of the trade policy f...
22 Oct, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- New IPR policy: Nirmala holds first meeting with stakeholders
On September 8, the Minister had announced that the government will come out with a policy on intellectual property rights (IPRs) to make i...
22 Sep, 2014, 10.29 PM IST
Government to formulate IPR policy, set up think tank: Nirmala SitharamanCommerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharama said her ministry will soon have a think-tank that will enable it to handle IPR issues mor...
08 Sep, 2014, 08.59 PM IST
India says US Special 301 process on IPR is a unilateral measureOn April 30, the US has brought out the Special 301 report, an annual review of the global state of IPR protection and enforcement.
30 Jul, 2014, 04.18 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman discusses intellectual property rights related issues with officialsThe Obama administration had been strongly criticising India's investment climate and IPR laws, especially in the pharmaceutical and solar ...
17 Jun, 2014, 09.39 PM IST
Indian patent law very strong, at par with global standards: MarutiAmerican pharma sector had alleged that Indian IPR laws discriminate against US companies and violate global norms.
03 Jun, 2014, 03.49 PM IST
Three major US firms back India's drug patent regimeThree major US cos - Boeing, Abbott and Honeywell - have come in support of India's IPR regime, which has come under attack by American pha...
30 Apr, 2014, 07.06 PM IST
India not to dilute IPR law; dialogue with pharma cos to continueIndia will not dilute its IPR laws under pressure from pharma multinationals but will seek to continue dialogue with these cos to address t...
22 Apr, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth calls meet of top officials on India-US pharmaceuticals issueIndian Ambassador to US S Jaishankar has suggested that the Indian government should engage with US pharma firms to deliberate on the matte...
18 Apr, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
Novartis lashes out at India for not respecting IPRAccording to the company, which lost a patent case for its cancer drug Glivec, India needs to have fast track courts to deal with IPR dispu...
18 Aug, 2013, 11.51 AM IST
- Glenmark US arm gets tentative USFDA nod for migraine tablets
Glenmark said its US subsidiary has received tentative approval from the US health regulator for its generic Zolmitriptan tablets.
27 Sep, 2011, 05.33 PM IST
- MNCs marrying into India Inc face patent test
MNCs going in for mergers and acquisitions will soon be required to divest some of their patented technologies to a third-party rival .
30 Jul, 2007, 04.32 AM IST