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Patent Prosecution Highway: The fast track to disaster

India's decision to start one for Japanese firms could open the tollgates to hasty approvals

Assange trademark

Trademark>> Julian Assange • The UK

Gilead granted patent for hepatitis C drug Solvadi

The move is being seen as a possible impact of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the US next month

Ignore US bullying on IPRs

Countries should not be stampeded into changing laws by the USTR's arbitrary Special 301 report

Trademarks, jai ho!

Songs have been the subject of copyright and trademark battles. In India composer A R Rahman is holding up a film for using his song Jai Ho as …

A rather ridiculous gap

Clothing giant Gap’s trademark infringement notice to an NGO selling products made from recycled waste is a curious case

Unholy smoke!

Inclusion of intellectual property in bilateral investment agreements is injurious to the health of developing nations

Indian company gets licence to manufacture and sell patented cancer drug

This is the first-ever compulsory licence given to a generic drug company