Module 8 : Science: From Public Resource to Intellectual Property

Lecture 42 : Scientific Knowledge in India: From Public Resource to Intellectual Property

..........Questions

1. Critically examine the patent law and changes in scientific research in India today.
2. Write a note on the Indian Patents Act 1970.

3. Discuss the general principles of the Indian Patents Act 1970 governing the use of patents.

4. What are the procedures to file patents?

5. Examine the Indian Patents Act 1970 in the context of TRIPS.

6. Critically examine the Patents (Amendment) Act 2002 and the Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 which led to the formulation of the New Patents Act of the Government of India in 2005.