Impact Of India’s New Patent Rules, 2025 on Pharmaceutical Generic Licensing

Introduction India plays an important role in the global pharmaceutical industry as a major drug manufacturing hub that supplies generic medicines worldwide. Indian patent law is robust in protecting pharmaceutical innovations while preventing patent evergreening. It maintains a balance between intellectual property rights (IPR) and providing low-cost medicines remain accessible to the public. The recent […]

Commentary On Compulsory Licensing Under The Patents Act, 1970

Patents provide exclusive rights to the patent proprietors over their novel creations. There is an implied expectation that the owners of the patents will work the patented inventions pragmatically on a commercial scale without any undue delay. However, in certain cases, these rights are exploited for anti-competitive practices. In order to prevent such abuse, the […]

Comments On The Prescribed Draft Of Amendments To Patent Rules

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. The notification takes the title of the rules to be amended to Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2018. […]

Office Memorandum From Ministry Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change: A Much Needed Respite For The Bioscience Researchers And Companies

Biological diversity and ecosystem have always been global concerns, due to which various countries including India signed and ratified Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In order to meet the obligation under the said convention and furthermore to conserve the biological diversity as well as to provide mechanism for its sustainable use and equitable sharing of […]