Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday (local time) said that the global health body strongly believes that Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver to COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade O
Rome [Italy], May 9 (ANI): Pope Francis has backed growing calls for a patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines in a video message for a public concert on Saturday.
Seoul [South Korea], May 6 (ANI/Global Economic): While Samsung Electronics was recently involved in a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States related to smartphone wireless charging, it was confirmed that the patent in question was bought from LG by a European Patent Troll company
Pretoria [South Africa] May 1, (ANI): President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday said South Africa and India have made a "strong call" for a temporary TRIPS waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as it will allow developing nations more speedy and equitable acces
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday vowed that the United States will become an "arsenal of vaccination" for the rest of the world to fight COVID-19.
London [UK], April 15 (ANI): More than 170 former world leaders and Nobel laureates are calling on United States President Joe Biden to make COVID-19 vaccines more readily available by waiving US intellectual property rules.
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], March 2 (ANI): Scientists of ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, have developed an Alternate Energy Light Trap (AELT) device for checking pests in agricultural fields and got a patent for the invention.
Brussels [Belgium], February 5 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament have backed a joint proposal by India and South Africa for waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccine patents.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 3 (ANI): In a bid to boost the startup ecosystem in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday launched a scheme aimed at providing financial assistance to innovative startups to file for IT patents.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Tata Motors said on Tuesday it has accelerated its drive for engineering excellence and innovation by filing 80 and receiving 98 patents in 2020.
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to exempt member countries from enforcing some patents, and other Intellectual Property (IP) rights under the organization's Agreement on Trade-Relate