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EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising Public Accountability and Transparency in the Indian Patent System

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Significantly, the agreement requires India to make substantive changes to its provision obligating a patent applicant to furnish information about their foreign applications corresponding to their application in India. And further restricting policy levers such as compulsory licensing. Article 13.2

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Journey Through “Decembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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In 2014, India signed and ratified the treaty. Check Sadhvi Sood’s post discussing Nestle’s patent application for Fennel Flower (Kala Jeera) vis-a-vis TK. In 2014, the NPPA capped the prices of drugs, causing a stir in the pharmaceutical industry. Basheer’s IP vs Competition Law: Who Trumps Whom ?

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Keeping up with Belgian patent litigation: Year case law review 2022

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Tunstall had already granted licenses on the STMF technology to hardware and software providers active in Belgium. In 2021, Tunstall accused a client (Télé-Secours) and a competing software provider (Victrix) of infringing its patent. Victrix requested such a license from Tunstall, but was denied it.