About NIPAM National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM), a flagship program to impart IP awareness and basic training, was launched in 2021. The pan-India mission aims to provide awareness on intellectual property and its rights to 1 million students by …
Background India has been on a rising trajectory on the Global Innovation Index for the past few years moving from 81st place in 2015 to 46th in 2021. India spends around 0.7% of GDP on R&D. The government plans to …
About GI Tag A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. In order to function as a GI, a sign …
About TRIPS The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Agreement, which came into effect on 1 January 1995, is a …
About TRIPS The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Agreement, which came into effect on 1 January 1995, is a …
CONTEXT In order to achieve global herd immunity and prevent new strains of COVID-19 from emerging, possibly for years to come, vaccines need to be affordable and available in massive quantities throughout the globe. TO ENSURE VACCINE AFFORDABILITY AND AVAILABILITY …
NEWS The U.S. supported move will have an effect if countries simultaneously address non-IP bottlenecks among other things. CONTEXT In October 2020, India and South Africa, at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), proposed waiving Sections 1, 4, 5, and 7 …
NEWS The U.S.-supported patent waiver in the COVID fight has the potential to bring in much-needed global health equity. CONTEXT India-South Africa had placed the proposal before the World Trade Organisation (WTO), seeking a waiver of patent protection for technologies …