http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3489 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3666 Title: Copyright Laws as a Means of Extending Protection to Expressions of Folklore <br/> <br/>Authors: Dwivedi, Anurag; Saroha, Monika <br/> <br/>Abstract: One of the great ironies for indigenous people and local communities is that while scientific and commercial interest in their ecological knowledge and resource management practices have never been greater, human cultural diversity is eroding at an accelerating rate as the world steadily becomes more biologically and culturally uniform. With the advent of globalization, cultural heritages of different countries have become more vulnerable to those of the rest of the world. Folklore is one such heritage for the indigenous people of one country. Intellectual property rights are meant to protect diverse heritages. This paper attempts to analyse the existing copyright laws with a view to determining their potential to extend protection to these vulnerable rights. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 308-314 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3665 Title: Discrepancies in Biotechnology/Chemical Patenting <br/> <br/>Authors: Zekos, Georgios I <br/> <br/>Abstract: The patent system is meant to protect technology—actual machines, devices, and new chemical compositions—rather than pure concepts. Without patents, enterprises that do not make the research and development investment needed to invent new medicines could directly copy the drug and challenge the innovator’s price, making it unfeasible for the innovator to generate funds to invest in discovering new medicines. Hence, the whole patenting process should not be prohibitive for companies but also should not accept loose principles allowing discrepancy to standards against consumers’ protection in order to allow companies to have undue profits. Biotechnology and chemistry inventions should have the same high written description standard injecting some reasonableness into the written description requirement in these regards. The main aim of the analysis is to investigate the existence of discrepancies in the standards between chemical and biotechnology patenting. The discrepancies between chemical and biotechnology patenting must be diminished in order to avoid double standards and so establishing predictability adding to the inventive prospects of firms. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 287-299 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3663 Title: Patenting Activities in Agriculture from India <br/> <br/>Authors: Mittal, Rekha; Singh, Gian <br/> <br/>Abstract: An attempt has been made to study the trends of patenting activity in the field of agriculture with reference to India using data from various databases, such as, USPTO, EPO, PCT and Gazette of India Part III Section 2. The study covers the data from the period 1 January1995 to 31 December 2004 (WTO era), where in 415 patents exclusively related to agriculture have been taken for analysis. The study indicates the focus of research of different organizations /industries in specific areas of agriculture and highlights the important technological directions and gaps for further pursuing R&D in agriculture. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 315-320 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3662 Title: Large Innovating Firms and Patent Management: Challenges for SMEs’ Managers and IP Officials in Catching-up Economies <br/> <br/>Authors: Mendonca, Sandro <br/> <br/>Abstract: Intellectual property management has become a centrepiece of global corporate strategy. A key characteristic of large innovating firms today is the diversified nature of their technology portfolio. Patents in new generic technologies such as information & communication technologies, drugs & biotechnology and new materials have soared since the early 1980s. This is also true for unrelated industries, a phenomenon known as technological diversification. This paper focuses on the evolution of empirical patterns in patenting by the largest industrial companies from Europe, Japan and the US. Implications of this multi-technology trend for IP offices and small and medium-sized firms from catching-up countries are explored. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 281-286 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:58:59 GMT