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Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The topic of interest is related to both the cellular and molecular aspects of biological objects. Biotechnological advancements have strong implications in the pharmaceutical and food industries as well as in genetic modifications in animals, microorganisms, and plants. What is patent? Who can file a patent application?

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Overview of the S. 3 landscape on patenting biotechnology inventions in India

SpicyIP

Since living cells and products of nature are often involved in these inventions, clarity regarding patent eligibility is becoming more important. The discovery, development and patenting of biologics has been historically tied to the ‘product of nature’ question under patent law. CLS Bank Int’l. Kibow Biotech Inc.,

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European Commission consultation on unitary supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)

The IPKat

The purpose of the SPC Regulations ( Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 ) is to compensate patentees for the lengthy process of achieving marketing authorisation for a medicinal or plant product. SPCs are national rights that provide an additional period of protection for a medicinal product protected by a patent.

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Technologies for Enhancing Cannabis Bioavailability and Their Legal Methods of Protection

LexBlog IP

The most common way people consume cannabis is by smoking the buds of the cannabis sativa plant, often referred to as “flower.” The individual strain of flower can be protected as a plant patent, but this form of protection is rarely used and can be viewed as weak. TINCTURES, EDIBLES AND TOPICALS.

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[Guest post] Conference Report: Fourth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference

The IPKat

Spread over 4 days to accommodate many exciting topics and parallel sessions, over 160 presenters from all over the world logged in to experience upcoming Intellectual Property law scholarship. These sessions were chaired by renowned and distinguished IP scholars and officials from WIPO and WTO.

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[Guest post] Conference Report: Fifth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference

The IPKat

Presenters had the opportunity to discuss many exciting themes ranging from IP and investments to Traditional Knowledge, patents, biotechnology and medicines, copyright and culture, IP and competition, plant varieties and compulsory licensing and IP and Covid-19 medicines.

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Obituary - Professor Margaret Sophia Moy Llewelyn (1962-2021)

The IPKat

The thesis, entitled ‘The Legal Protection of New Plant Varieties,’ was examined in 1990 by Dr Yvonne Cripps (Emmanuel College, Cambridge). Dr Llewelyn published widely on plant breeders’ rights, culminating in the monograph, (with Dr Mike Adcock), European Plant Intellectual Property (Hart 2006).