Announcement / News - 2002
 
DECEMBER  NEWS
NOVEMBER  NEWS
OCTOBER  NEWS
 
Centre Pioneering stem cell bank will soon be open for deposits
Centralised court proposed for EU patent
IPR News
Bio diversity Bill
Japan-led effort key to completing accurate sequence of rice genome

Rockefeller Foundation applauds public-sector initiative, urges continued funding to complete project

Intels's New Chip and IBM to expand use of Linux systems.

Of Oncomice and Men

"India's IPR Regime at par with the developed countries", Union Commerce Secretary.
The clockwork computer
Xerox-Pitney Bowes settle patent lawsuit
MRC unveils plans for UK stem cell bank
Intellectual property rights are becoming less flexible, says Oxfam
Commercialisation a grey area, say MPs
More drugs, less protection
Felix Hoffmann in the US Hall of Fame for ASPIRIN.
Cow  Urine Therapy Note by  Dr.M.D. Nair
GM peanut at field trial stage
Law to protect drug trade secret must'
BARC develops new and faster supercomputer.
IGCAR sets record with Mixed Oxide Fuel.
Via Files Patent Suit Against Intel Over Pentium 4
Open-Source Tug of War Heats Up  
SEPTEMBER  NEWS
Centre CD Copy Stopper
Announcing - MIT Technology Insider
WTO AGREEMENTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - A JOINT STUDY BY WHO AND THE WTO SECRETARIAT
The grim reaper
US contemplates certifying GM-free crops
China faces uphill battle against 'biopiracy'

Tune in to terahertz

The three Indian software patents granted by USPTO.

US soya farmer taking on his fight against Monsanto GMP monopoly ?

Technology Development Board of Indian Department of S&T saddled with loan accounts ?
Trends in PTC Patents filed in India.
TVS Motors shows the way to technology success.
Making the Grade
Microsoft discloses more Windows code
AUGUST  NEWS
Centre US Patents granted to Indian R&D units on the rise, CSIR on the top
US Patent Law modified
Monsanto gains early-bird advantage in cotton hybrids market, Business Line
News about Indian Patents & Trade Mark office
Patents on DNA Granted too Easily ?
Three Proteins from IISc for Cadilla and Shantha Biotech
Another Super Giant Pharma in the making
Mini Blast Furnace of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
Three Software patents from India granted by USPTO
India signs Global Treaty on Plant Resources.
TRIPS Council approves delaying of pharmaceuticals patents for Least Developed Countries.
NBRI/CSIR Develops Bt cotton
India joins Budapest Treaty
The First Indian Patent Law.
Innovation By Herb Brody July/August 2002,Technology Review. The army grows firms that may wire the battlefield.
JULY  NEWS
Centre Centre For Intellectual Property Management.
Arun Netravali and K.R.Rao received highest S&T award in USA
National Seeds Policy, 2002.
Golden Millet in the pipe line.
Gillette loses its razor patent !
Who invented the telephone ?
Pfizer sues Dr Reddy's on Norvasc.
EU moves WTO to protect basmati, Darjeeling tea
Joining UPOV will affect farlers' rights, says Gene Campaign.
HLL jumps on to the ayurveda bandwagon
Bt Cotton - reports from China.
Bristol-Meyers sued for 'blocking' Taxol rivals.
Food Industry Worried About Controversy Around Gene-altered Crops
DUPONT CHARTS NEXT 200 YEARS
JUNE  NEWS
Monsanto gets another Bt cotton variety ready.
Auto companies for higher I-T rebate  for R&D.
More R&D spending vital for growth, Dr Chidambaram in B.P.Pal Lecture.
From the latest Patents Literature.
Samsung eyed in chip patent probe
John Pierce
Supreme Court swipes at copycats
Microsoft Faces European Commission Inquiry on Privacy Concerns
India to accede to plants convention
MAY  NEWS
Geographical Indications and protection of 'basmati'.
Indian Patent Law validity for a process of manufacture involving a living end product.
DOHA concessions not included in Patents Bill, says IDMA.
India - China compared - Economic Survey 2002.
India's position in global IT services.
Golden Rice to reach consumers by 2006.
Centre finalizes  eight locations in North for Bt Cotton.
FDI through the 'cheaper' JV Take-over Route ?
Mahyco to offer free non-Bt cotton seeds.
Syngenta Maps Rice Genome
CANOLA ISSUES COME TO LIGHT
Gates Says Court Ruling Could Doom Windows System
FICCI moots technology upgrade allowance.
Need for great hike in R&D in Seed Technology.
APRIL  NEWS
Panel green signal for Bt cotton ( Business Line, March 27, 2002)
Reaping the rewards - China's genetically modified crops are proving a success
Father of Green Revolution Supports GM Crops.
USPTO RELEASES ANNUAL LIST OF TOP 10 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING MOST PATENTS
InterTrust expands Microsoft lawsuit
Commerce Dept Fines Company For Illegal Crypto Exports
Indian Atomic Energy Act under Review
Pact signed for India's First Private Satellite
IBM India gets record US patents in 2001
India becoming  hub for drug contract research.
Cess for chemical R&D proposed
General Motors -IISc  R&D Tie-up
Defining Ruling Issued in Hyperlink Patent Case
Bell Labs Says It Shatters Data Delivery Record
Industry asked to support scientific research
MARCH  NEWS
DST to scale up R&D budget.
ABB sets up R&D Centre in Bangalore.
IRRI offers `super rice' lines to ICAR.
ICAR green signal for Bt cotton.
Patents for pharma companies must be dealt with cautiously
Swiss pharma companies seek IPR protection.
More patent applications examined by the Indian patent office.
Manufacture applies to living organism: HC -- Boost to biotech patenting
Pharmaceutical policy gives fillip to R&D
Russia ready to invest in Indian defense sector as part of proposed privatisation.
Pechney may bid for NALCO
Core software may no longer be free
Linking Patent Goes to Court
Sen. Biden Wants More Piracy Law Enforcement
Kodak Takes Sun To Court Over Java
U.N.: Music piracy pact ready to rock
FEBRUARY  NEWS
`Patents Act changes hurt pharma sector'
Maran urges more transparency in WTO discussions.
Drug companies want sops on R&D.
Brand/Trade mark royalty payment terms fixed by government
Bt cotton trials extended
On "Geographical Indications"
Defence production thrown open to private sector, FDI 
Biotransfer data from CGIAR  &  the new Indian Bills related to plants and Bio-diversity. 
Patenting Trends in India -  July - October 2001.
Patents data of USA for 2000.
Plant Biotechnology in China.
Private Sector to be in Nuclear Power.
India needs IPR courts.
On GE's R&D interests in India.
JANUARY NEWS
Patents(Second Amendment ) Bill, 1999
Gene-altered crops being approved for trials
Morepen acquires 'Burnol' brand for Rs 8.6 crores