As countries reform their patent laws to be in compliance with the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement …, an important question is how increased patent protection will affect drug prices in low-income countries. Using … pharmaceutical trade data from 1996 to 2005, we examine the role of China and India as suppliers of medicines to other middle- and …

This paper examines FRAND issues in India. From an institutional perspective, India's FRAND cases do not effectively …

In the last several years, India has raised several novel and controversial concerns regarding standard …-essential patents (SEPs). For example, in 2013 and 2014, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued investigation orders against ….” Most recently, India's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) issued a Discussion Paper on SEPs, which, among …

India's trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) compliant Patent (Amendment) Act 2005 saw the … transformation of its laws from a process patent regime to a product patent regime. The amendments have had a direct impact on India …'s generic drugs manufacturing sector, which was developed through the process patent regime introduced under the 1970 Act. The …

The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Rights Act, 2001 (PPVFR Act 2001) was enacted by India as a part of sui …

How will stronger patent ... …