The Colours in Pharma industry

Introduction Emergency use products such as inhalers also possess an inherent “stickiness” factor, as patients are unlikely to switch to a different brand easily once they have grown accustomed to using a specific inhaler, especially in urgent situations. For example, a parent of a child with asthma would not risk any confusion when searching for […]

Licensing in the UAE

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 indicated the same article specifies what is meant by a patent. It is clear that […]

Colour As A Trade Dress In The Pharmaceutical Industry

Introduction The notion of trade dress is defined in Section 2(zb) of the Trademarks Act 1999, which defines a ‘trademark’ in broad terms, including shape, packaging, and color combinations, as long as they can be graphically depicted and identify goods or services. Colors and color combinations are important in distinguishing products on the market. A […]

Israel Issuing Compulsory License During The Time Of Covid 19 Pandemic

COVID-19   Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name given to the 2019 novel coronavirus. COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) is  the name given to the disease related to the virus. COVID 19 is a new sort of virus belonging to the family of corona viruses, that has not been previously identified in humans.   COVID 19 was first identified in China in […]

Pharmaceutical Patents a Threat to India’s Drug Industry?

The Indian Pharmaceutical industry is one of the largest, ranked fourth in the world in respect to the production volume. Over the last three decades, the industry’s growth has resulted from no existence to a world leader in terms of production of high quality generic drugs. Prior to 2005, no patent was granted on medicines […]