Chandra Joshi, an Indian patent associate sent an announcement on the  amendments to Indian patent law that took effect on January 1, 2005.  The amendments brings Indian law into compliance with World Trade Organization TRIPs agreement and rationalizes the procedures for patent prosecution. These changes (1) make the national law compliant with Art. 27 of […]

The recently enacted Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004, amends Federal patent law in an effort to promote collaborative research, particularly between scientists at separate universities and between industry and university scientists. This new law provides that sharing of confidential information under a joint research agreement that was in effect on or […]