Dr Neeti Wilson reviews the impact of the recent Office Memorandum of the National Biodiversity Authority. “Indian Biological Resource usage is subject to prior permissions under the Biological
The National Biodiversity Authority has granted permissions to patent Applicants using Indian Biological resource in their inventions for obtaining Intellectual Property Rights. There are several patent applications filed in
A recent circular by the Patent Office on issues relating to biological resources and patenting may come as a reprieve for patent applicants using biological materials from India
Section 24(5) of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 declared void by the Delhi High Court. Prabhat Agri Biotech Ltd, Nuziveedu Seeds (P) Ltd
An IP stakeholders meeting was held on 14th December 2016 at Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi. Upon the request of the government, Anand and Anand made a short note
Anand and Anand was a knowledge partner to IAC 2016, the first International Agrobiodiversity Congress. Attended by 1050 delegates from 57 countries, the Congress is recognized by the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses satisfaction that global agrobiodiversity protection efforts have started in India with the 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC 2016) convened at Delhi, at which
A seminar cum brainstorming meeting on “Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) – Striking the right balance” was co-organised by the National Steering Committee of the International Agrobiodiversity Congress
The protection of biological resources, their access and regulation and the application of benefit sharing principles are still in the nascent stage in India, according to Neeti Wilson,