Current Science, 2014, Vol. 106 , No 10, pp. 1345-7 ( 25 May) Throughout history, patent laws have been enacted to protect national interests. Their defence however is couched in universal language to deflect criticism. Even post-TRIPS, India has so far successfully managed to retain a patent regime that ( continue reading… )
Presented at Second International Law Conference organized by Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, 15 Nov. 2004. Rajesh Kochhar Indian nationalist leadership of the late 19th century was in a confused state of mind. It could not decide whether it should challenge the colonial empire’s might and incur its ( continue reading… )
THE LEADER ARTICLE: Patently Unfair: Third World Should Uphold Traditional Knowledge Rajesh Kochhar Times of India 27 Nov 2004 The Indian government’s success some years ago in the revocation of a 1995 patenton turmeric is significant not so much for what it accomplished as for what it drew attention to. The revoked ( continue reading… )