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About Intellectual Property Intellectual property rights are legal rights, which result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields. Read More >>
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Industrial property includes patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications. Read More >>
Copyright And Neighbouring Rights Copyright is a legal protection extended to the owner of the rights in an original work of creation. Copyright protects expressions and not the ideas. Read More >>
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Concerns raised by US multinational corporations (MNCs) over the Indian Patents Act discouraging innovation have been refuted in a study released on Monday- Click here for the full Report
According to the study carried out by T.C. James, director, National Intellectual Property Organisation (NIPO), the number of patents issued for new pharma products in India have jumped more than three-fold from 765 in 2004-05 to 2,373 in 2008-09 after the patents act was introduced in the country. The total number of patents for companies across all segments have leaped from 1,911 to a whopping 18,230 during the period. Read More >>
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The Scientist, the Patent and the Mangoes - Tripling the Mango Yield in the Philippines
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By Elizabeth March, WIPO Magazine Editorial Team** Source: WIPO Magazine Issue No. 6/2008 dated June 2008 Read More >>
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