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An Analysis of the Patentability of Biological Products and Bioethical Issues pertaining to Intellectual Property
The author deep dives into bioethical concerns such as consent and other disclosures of interested parties in the development of bioproducts and also the requirements of novelty and innovativeness under patent law.
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Patenting Issues for Covid-19 Antibodies in India
[This post has been authored by Debaditya Duttagupta, a student at the National Law University, Odisha.] Introduction There are more than 100 COVID-19 treatments in various stages of trials, approval and rollout across the world with antibody treatments are becoming one of the most popular drugs. Accordingly, one of the top-selling drugs of 2019 was…
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Patent Trolling in India: The Dark Side of Intellectual Property Law
[This post has been authored by Shubham Gupta, a student at National Law University Odisha.] Introduction The recent case of Labrador Diagnostics LLC v. BioFire Diagnostics, LLC et al, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against the coronavirus tests over the allegation of patent infringement reveals the dark side…
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The Shogun Organics (Patent) Case: A Juggling Game between Two Conflicting Acts?
[This article was authored by Apurva Vats, a student at National Law University, Odisha.] On 16th June 2020,[i] the Delhi High Court (HC) dismissed the repeated applications filed by Shogun Organics Ltd. (Plaintiff) in the matter of Shogun Organics Ltd. v. Gaur Hari Guchhait and Ors.[ii] It did so, stating that such repeated filing and…
