Wednesday, October 14, 2009
IP Conference: FICCI-WIPO-DIPP on Traditional Knowledge
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in cooperation with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India, is organizing an International Conference on Traditional Knowledge at FICCI, New Delhi, on November 13, 2009. His Excellency Dr. Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO will be inaugurating the Conference. The Conference will be attended by participants from across the globe, including South Africa, USA, Kenya, Mexico, Bangladesh, Australia, ARIPO, etc. This international conference will assist stakeholders in sharing their experiences, articulate views and provide meaningful recommendations regarding 1) the State of play in the International Protection of Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs) and 2) the Effective Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions: National and Community Experiences. Further details about the Conference, the Programme copy, response Proforma etc. may be accessed http://www.ficci.com/events-page.asp?evid=20221

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Friday, October 02, 2009
Back to Blogging
After a hectic work schedule and a gap of more than two months we are back to our regular blogging. We sincerely apologize to our readers that we abruptly stopped postings without intimidating about our temporary break. However, it is always great to be back in action. We lastly left our discussion on section 3(d) incomplete which we will surely be completing in our coming posts. We will also try to cover and analyze some of recent happenings in Indian patent scenario in particularly Tenofovir patent application rejection, update on Tarceva patent dispute and Bayer Sorafenib patent decision. So let enjoy blogging again and look forward to great discussions ahead.

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