Why do judges need to be ‘sensitised’?
Powerful industry lobbies, domestic and foreign, are tutoring our judiciary on how to resolve patent disputes
Myriad gains, we all lose
The US appeals court has upheld the patents for isolated human genes, ignoring scientists’ warning that it would obstruct vital research …
Small brother is watching you
Private policing of Internet backed by courts is leading to censorship that affects everyone
A myriad gene worries
Angelina Jolie’s dramatic disclosure has focused attention on gene patenting which has become a problematic legal question
The madness of software patents
India’s patent law excludes software per se, yet over a thousand patents have been granted
Crazy GM patent system
The Brazilian lawsuit against Monsanto’s royalty on soybean seeds exposes the irrational way in which laws apply to GM crops
Push for open source software
Delhi has been awfully late in adopting open source software, but the policy is finally there
Old wisdom, new threats
Traditional knowledge has long been under threat but the proposed text of talks at World Intellectual Property Office is unlikely to protect it …
The pirates come ashore
German Pirate Party’s strong showing in the May elections is a sign that anti-IPR movements resonate with the people
The curious case of Ebola patents
The US government appears to have a cure and (almost) a vaccine for the deadly disease
High on broth, low on geography
Geographical indication tags are being handed out indiscriminately—with no strategy
ACTA fury goes viral
Europe is on the boil over an anti-piracy bill that will curb Internet freedom but its impact on trade in generic medicines is not on the radar
IPR course in school? It's silly
Promoting the study of intellectual property rights without focusing on innovation is so misplaced that it's laughable
A deadly virus of patenting
A Dutch institute's patent application on the MERS virus raises concerns about public health
Politics of the Internet
Regulating the Internet to keep it free of pressures from governments and corporate interests is turning tougher for the UN
Our Frugal Innovation
India is working on a model of inclusive innovation to provide solutions for people at the bottom of the heap. Will it work?
Doing very nicely without IPRs
We need to re-imagine the role of the state in creating knowledge without intellectual property rights
The India effect
The US is targeting India's patent law because it is inspiring other countries to follow suit
WHO OWNS OUR VEGGIES?
The patenting of a broccoli developed through conventional breeding in Europe is a disturbing trend since it violates the law on plant life
Blood on the Internet
Governments are censoring digital content on the ground that it infringes intellectual property rights or offends people. Can they be stopped?
Rising power of the knowledge commons
By ending ownership of ideas we can banish ignorance and change human history
The Avon lady lifts our biodiversity
Loopholes in the Biological Diversity Act being used to export India’s genetic material
The irrelevance of multilateralism
Rich countries gang up for a more strident intellectual property rights regime
God’s Invincible Laddoo
Tirupati temple wins its Geographical Indications case on a specious logic; registry order sidesteps fundamental issues
In praise of open-source innovation
India slams mania for patents and says open-source models work better to spur innovation
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