Patent Law and Intellectual Property in the Medical Field

This volume consists of 11 articles on patent law and intellectual property in the medical field in India. Law and other scholars from India describe Indian patent law and the legal effects of patent rights, including the main benefits, types, and costs of the patent system, and the role of patents in innovation, the dissemination of knowledge, and technology transfer and the commercialization of new technology; specific pricing policies of medicines in India and other countries; the impact of national and international regulations on the Indian genetic drugs industry; parallel importing; exclusions on patentability; intellectual property and compulsory licensing in pharmaceuticals; the intellectual property rights system and traditional knowledge; Colgate-Palmolive’s attempt to patent a mouthwash formula; and tools for accessing patent information in India. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)