Traditional Knowledge is a living corpus that has evolved within a small society from generation to generation. In an amusing way of expressing it, it cannot be protected traditionally owing to the unoriginality of its preservation and the fact that…
Trademark law in India is governed under the Trademarks Act, 1999. The Act aims to provide for registration, protection and prevention of fraudulent use of trademarks for goods and services. According to section 2(zb) of the Act, a trademark is…
Essential medicines are those that satisfy the health care needs of the majority of the population; they should therefore be available at all times in adequate amounts and in the appropriate dosage forms and at a price that individuals and…
Compulsory license is common throughout the world but is virtually absent in the United States. Compulsory licensing enables the government granting the patent to force the patentee to license the invention if the government does not approve of the patent's…
South Africa welcomes the opportunity to make submissions on the topic of exceptions and limitations. South Africa recognizes the role that Intellectual Property (IP) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) play in the global context of advancing innovation, the dissemination of…
Technology has given us the internet Through the internet we have started communicating more, researching more, and gaming more. Through the internet business deals are also done smoothly without worrying about geographical boundaries. With each passing day, internet became essential…
Some of the most popular pastimes amongst people are reading books and watching movies. These were the two activities that people usually engaged in, particularly during the lockdown period. The number of subscribers of OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon…
If one recalls the anime series of Flavour of Youth or the Master Chef episodes, where the participants are given food to taste for identifying the added ingredients or flavours. Or our day to day statements where we identify the…
With time intellectual property management has become a major aspect of business and growth. India has seen a major development in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) jurisprudence in recent years, as a result, the importance of intellectual property has significantly increased…
The Federal Law of the UAE No. 17 of 2002, in the Regulation and protection of industrial property for patents and industrial designs in Article 1 clearly depicts the intent of the invention for which the patent is granted and…