Introduction Africa bears a very heavy burden of disease and its poor pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity forces it to rely heavily upon imports from other countries to fulfil its basic needs. But a strict IP protection regime restricts foreign generic medicines…
Background of the Qualcomm Suit Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) is an American multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company, which designs and markets wireless telecommunication products and services. The major revenue generation of the company is from chip making and patent licensing…
Congratulations to all those who have cleared the exams! You are just a step away from becoming a patent agent. But the Viva Voice by no means is to be taken lightly. Beyond the knowledge of patent law that you've…
Introduction The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most potential industry which has huge profit margins. Extensive growth and knowledge are required with frequent changes for better technology and results. Starting from early to the final stage there are gigantic…
Background of Singapore Economy After getting independence from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore had small domestic market, and high levels of unemployment and poverty. 70% of households were living in badly overcrowded conditions, and one- third of its people lived in…
Brief on IPOS The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law. IPOS advises on and administers intellectual property laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP…
About Scotch Whisky Scotch Whisky is made in Scotland for more than 500 years and it has grown from a cottage industry, where farmers distilled their left over barley to prevent it going to waste, to one of the UK’s…
Overview This blog covers the role that patents play in access to pharmaceuticals -HIV/AIDS in Thailand along with steps taken by the government to overcome the current status of HIV/AIDS drugs. These measures may help to improve access to HIV/AIDS…
With respect to the expedition of the examination process of international applications filed under the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT), an amendment is proposed u /r 24[C][1]. It explicitly states: An applicant may file a request for expedited examination in Form…
The patents rules can be amended by the virtue of section 159 of the Patent Act 1970, the following changes were proposed by the Central government on 4th of December 2018 through the Department Of Industrial Policy And Promotion. 1.…