http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4752 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4899 Title: Intellectual Property Strategy in Bioinformatics <br/> <br/>Authors: Chow, Mary; Fernandez, Dennis <br/> <br/>Abstract: Intellectual property rights are essential in today’s technology-driven age. A strong intellectual property protection strategy is crucial in the bioinformatic space as monetary and temporal resources are tremendous in finding a blockbuster drug or gene therapy. Current problems and intellectual property practice in the genomic space are presented and analysed. Various strategy and solutions are proposed to guide bioinformatic companies in forming an aggressive strategy to protect one’s intellectual property and competitive positioning. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 130-137 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4898 Title: Commercial Transfer Agreements of New Plant Varieties and Materials Thereof <br/> <br/>Authors: Raina, R K <br/> <br/>Abstract: <smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act 2001 of India has been aptly put in place. It takes care of new as well as extant plant varieties. It benefits equally the farmer as also the researcher. Keeping in view its manpower and infrastructure strength in plant research, it is strongly believed that in India in very near future new and improved plant varieties will be developed and legally protected. In case these varieties are really good and find research and/or commercial advantage over the similar varieties existing in the market, need may arise to transfer these varieties from laboratories to the land of their end users, may it be of a researcher or a progressive farmer. To transfer such varieties to generate business and yet retain the rights over the protected varieties, there is a need to sign a plant or material transfer agreement by the inventors of these new plant varieties with their customers. To facilitate negotiation of such agreements, author describes some of the essential clauses that need to be included in such licence agreements. </smarttagtype></smarttagtype> <br/> <br/>Page(s): 123-129 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4897 Title: IPR and Sharing of Biological Research Materials in R&D <br/> <br/>Authors: Rao, M K D; Gupta, V K <br/> <br/>Abstract: <smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> The paper raises the issues on sharing of biological research materials in R&D work, with reference to protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). Outlines the rights and requirements of the ‘provider’ and ‘recipient’ while sharing biological research materials. Reviews the international practices and status in India, related to exchange of biological materials. Suggests the principles for sharing of biological research materials, as a precursor to a legal instrument for the protection of IPR, in the Indian context. </smarttagtype></smarttagtype> <br/> <br/>Page(s): 112-122 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4896 Title: Copyright Protection of Indirect Copying of Computer Programs: Suggestions for Indian Courts <br/> <br/>Authors: Mitra, Yashojit <br/> <br/>Abstract: <smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> With the growth of the software industry in India, the legal protection to be afforded to computer programs is a specific subject of copyright protection under the Copyright Act, 1957. Since the courts in India have till date never dealt with the question of copyright infringement of computer programs, this paper considers the various tests laid down by the foreign courts when considering such issues and discusses the pros and cons of each such test. This paper also brings to the fore the inapplicability of certain tests for determining copyright infringement of literary works formulated by the Indian courts to the area of computer programs, mainly because of the highly technical nature of such works and suggests methods and considerations which the courts should keep in mind when faced with questions of copyright infringement of computer programs. </smarttagtype></smarttagtype> <br/> <br/>Page(s): 103-111