The World Intellectual Property Organisation (hereinafter referred to as WIPO) defines “traditional knowledge” as ‘a living body of knowledge passed on from generation to generation within a community. It often forms part of a people’s cultural and spiritual identity.’ For Indians, things such as yoga or healing properties of turmeric or tulsi etcetera will be
Software or computer programme are the complex asset. The software is intangible asset which diverse uses and create various value adds impact. Hence, Intellectual Property [IP] an essential tool to secure value generated by software. Issue of software in IP: The Software industry in India is protected under copyright law as computer programme, but the
INTRODUCTION: Patent infringement disputes are often complex involving technical terms and observations. It’s an area where judges, attorneys, and common people face difficulty while understanding facts, issues and principles to be used during the patent litigation cases. The judges often lack the scientific background and are ill-equipped to understand the technical issues that arise in
EVOLUTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: The Indian pharmaceutical industry has tremendously evolved over the decades from being dependent upon other multinational companies for imports of medicine and medical tools to becoming an influential contributor to the global market. In 1969, the Indian pharmaceutical industry had a 5% share of the market and the global pharmaceutical companies
Advancement in technology has led to a drastic change in human lifestyle. This has encouraged people to explore and try new things either out of necessity or as a fashion statement. The trend of having a tattoo has become a fad among youngsters and aged alike. Merriam-Webster defines a tattoo as “an indelible mark or
Introduction: The exact definition of Traditional Knowledge has not yet been laid down because of which there is no universally accepted definition of traditional knowledge. But this term is often referred to with various names such as ‘local knowledge’, ‘traditional ecological knowledge’ and ‘folk knowledge’. Generally, traditional knowledge is nothing but the culture and practices
Introduction: In the global economy driven by technological advances, Intellectual property plays a vital role in providing a conducive business and trade environment. A Patent is a form of legal right granted to the owner or inventor of certain products against third parties to prevent them from manufacturing, selling, using or making for certain periods
Introduction In today’s technology-driven world, every country is individually working over the copyright rules to fit in for the digital age. Countries are looking over legislations that guarantee fair reward to the creators, secure the right for users and ensure responsibility towards public platforms Telegram is used by the majority of people around the globe
World Intellectual Property Day is commemorated each year on April 26. The event was entrenched by ,the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in the year 2000 in order to “raise cognizance as to how copyrights, trademarks patents and designs govern daily life” and, also “to acknowledge, solemnize and celebrate creativity, and the bequests made by
INTRODUCTION TO THE ACT Every place has something unique, something special of its own which needs to be identified by its name. This right is given by the government to its citizens in the form of geographical indications. Geographical indications have the purpose to protect the products which are famous because of certain qualities which