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Patent Law and Compulsory Licensing: Indian Perspective

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Title Patent Law and Compulsory Licensing: Indian Perspective
 
Creator Gupta, Abhinav
Raza, Aqa
 
Subject Patent
Compulsory License
TRIPS
Article 31bis
Conventions
Doha Declaration
Labour Theory
Utilitarian Theory
The Patents and Designs Act
Natcov Bayer
Supreme Court of India
COVID-19
 
Description 5-17
This Paper seeks to critically analyze and evaluate the concept of compulsory licensing under the Indian Patents and Designs Act, 1911, and the Patents Act, 1970. The Paper further: (i) traces its evolution from the French Patent Law of 1791 to the amendment of the TRIPS Agreement in 2017 that introduced Article 31bis; (ii) analyzes the detailed procedure and consideration for the grant of compulsory license in India; and (iii) in the light of Natcov Bayer decision, discusses the rejection of the compulsory license applications on the grounds of procedural non-compliance. In the end, paper develops an argument that the provisions relating to compulsory license under the Indian patent regulatory framework have remained a dead letter during COVID-19 pandemic at the cost of public health and welfare.
 
Date 2023-12-21T11:17:57Z
2023-12-21T11:17:57Z
2023-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1076 (Online); 0971-7544 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63063
https://doi.org/10.56042/jipr.v29i1.602
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source JIPR Vol.29(1) [January 2024]