Compulsory Licensing Under The Patents Act
Under the pre-2004 provisions of the Patents Act, section 55 of the Patents Act provided that an application may be made to court for the grant of a license after 3 years from the date of the grant of a…
The Incongruousness Between Competition Law And Intellectual Property Licensing
Intellectual property is the creative work of human intellect. The primary motivation to protect these ‘knowledge goods’ is promotion of innovation and creativity by striking a balance between protecting the inventor or creator’s rights and fostering follow-on or cumulative developments.…
Easement of IP laws and the concerns of India and South Africa
Recently, India and South Africa have filed a joint submission to the Council of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIS), requesting the WTO to waive off certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement, in order to make sure that…
Patent Licensing in Sri Lanka
Introduction Patent legislation in Sri Lanka can be traced to the earlier years of this century. As pointed out by T.A. Blanco White "the basic theory of the patent system is simple and reasonable. It is desirable in the public…
Trademark Licensing in Singapore
Abstract Trademark is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others. Trademarks licensing is an agreement through which the Trademark owner permits…
Patent Licensing In Singapore
Intellectual property rights (IPR) have come to be a crucial asset in improving businesses in today’s global economy. They’re pivotal with regard to the success of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) by way of providing a safeguard to their innovations…
Review Of The 4th Amendment Of China’s Patent Law
On 17 October 2020, twelve years after the third amendment of China’s Patent Law, the fourth amendment (hereinafter, ‘the Amendment’) was approved by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The Amendment will come into effect on 1 June…
Patent And The Law – Licensing Of Patent In India
Patent licensing is a concept that provides that patent holder can further delegate his/her rights to a person who can further use it according to the patent holder and take his invention forward and in return pay royalty or remuneration…
Patent License Agreement
A patent license agreement is an arranged understanding between a patent holder and a licensee. When the parties have arranged the particulars of an understanding, the parties enter into an agreement where the patent holder (licensor) consents to permit the…
Innovation in France amidst COVID-19: A Step toward a Greener Future
It started in 2015 when representatives of 196 state parties at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC in Le Bourget, near Paris, France agreed to fight climate change by keeping the increase in global average temperature to…