Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?
SpicyIP
MARCH 21, 2024
In 2004, as the deadline to comply with the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) was drawing to a close, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government issued the Patent (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004 which deleted the existing pre-grant opposition mechanism.
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