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TRIPS and the Indian Patents Regime

In: Impact of TRIPS in India

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  • Prabodh Malhotra

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India’s patent regime is fairly young relative to that of the developed world. Colonial India first introduced patents protection in 1856 compared to Venice in 1474 and Germany in 1484. Since then, India’s patent regime has undergone a number of reforms to reflect the government policy on the industrial framework. The first Act relevant to the modern pharmaceutical industry was the Indian Patents and Designs Act 1911. This Act provided patents for pharmaceutical products and all known and possible processes for 16 years extendable by another ten years if the patent had not generated sufficient returns for the patent holder (Lalitha 2002).

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  • Prabodh Malhotra, 2010. "TRIPS and the Indian Patents Regime," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Impact of TRIPS in India, chapter 5, pages 80-110, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-29074-7_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230290747_5
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