India – Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Chemical Products
Country: IndiaYear: 1998
Court: World Trade Organization
Citation: WT/DS79/R
Health Topics: Diet and nutrition, Medicines
Facts:
Tags: Food, Genetically-modified food, Intellectual property, Manufacturing patents, Patents, Pharmaceuticals, TRIPSThe European Communities (EC) raised issue with India’s efforts to comply with Articles 70.8 and 70.9 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) due to the alleged absence of adequate patent protection for pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical products. Prior to this case, a panel decision addressed the situation in respect to …Read more
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