IT’s Rs 18 lakh crore m-cap rout; Info Edge, Ixigo post Q4 profitsA multi-month bear market has hit the valuations of India’s top 10 digital and technology services exporters. This and more in today’s ETte...
22 May, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Desi chip companies fear MNCs will dip into their DLI 2.0 treatIndia is planning the second phase of its semiconductor incentive scheme, DLI 2.0. Concerns are rising among domestic startups that allowin...
21 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
US raises concerns at India’s duties on IP-intensive goods, source code, AI working paperThe US has voiced concerns over India's high customs duties on IP-intensive products and its proposed mandatory blanket license for AI deve...
01 May, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Air India embraces AI to enhance ops efficiency, increase revenues, reduce costsAir India is embracing artificial intelligence to transform its operations. The airline is using AI to cut costs, improve customer service ...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
Local firms got voluntary license for more drugs during pandemicA voluntary licence (VL) is an authorisation given by the patent holder to a generic company to produce a patented drug while a compulsory ...
02 Jul, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
Pharma lobby group backs granting of voluntary licenses by patent holders to Indian companies"Simple waiving of patents for vaccines is not enough for increased and free availability of Vaccines in India,” it said in a statement.The...
12 May, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
Are patent waivers the best way to boost vaccine production? Arvind Panagariya decodesOpponents of the proposal have argued that the waiver will make no difference to the supply of vaccines. Patent-holders and pharmaceutical ...
11 May, 2021, 12.11 AM IST
Delhi HC Upholds BMS' Patent for Cancer Drug DasatinibThe Delhi High Court has upheld the patent of US-based BMS for Dasatinib, dashing the hopes of a local company to sell a generic version of...
07 Jul, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
Huawei to do 'anything it takes' to protect its patents“As much as we respect others IPR, we will do anything that it takes to protect our own patents as well,” said Huawei India's P Sanjeev.
17 Dec, 2014, 11.26 PM IST
Patent row: Delhi High Court asks Micromax to pay royalty to EricssonEricsson had alleged that India's largest domestic handset maker has refused to enter into a licensing agreement covering its patented inno...
20 Nov, 2014, 04.15 AM IST
Bring down patent walls in pharma, free the knowledge locked up by patent holdersUnless capitalism can be re-configured to truly foster innovation it might be headed towards stagnation and breakdown.
19 Apr, 2013, 05.09 AM IST
- Govt plans to make public details of patented drugs
A generic drugmaker can seek 'compulsory licensing', a provision that allows generic company to legally make and sell cheaper version of th...
14 Apr, 2011, 05.24 AM IST
- Non-compliance with disclosure norms on patents may bring trouble for pharma companies
Several global drugmakers, including Pfizer, Roche and Bayer, have not met full mandatory disclosures of their patented medicines in India,...
07 Apr, 2011, 01.15 AM IST
- American lobby against plan for cheaper drugs
The lobbying body of American drugmakers has opposed the Indian government’s proposal to allow local drugmakers to make low-cost version of...
23 Oct, 2010, 02.49 AM IST
- ET in the classroom: Compulsory licencing
ET explains Compulsory Licensing, a provision that allows governments to override Patent rights
26 Aug, 2010, 04.42 AM IST
- Why should DCGI play custodian to private rights?
India should adopt US-Canadian model of linking marketing authorisation by the regulatory authority (Drugs Controller General of India) to ...
21 May, 2008, 01.50 AM IST
- Patents Bill falls in line with needs of TRIPS pact
The controversial Patents (Second Amendment) Bill 1999 scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday aligns the patent law with the requi...
07 May, 2002, 07.59 AM IST