PHA-Exchange> ACTION ALERT ON PATENT ACT, 2005, INDIA!

[Claudio]

> PHM Secretariat,
> email: abraham at phmovement.org

> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:05:38 +0530
> From: aidslaw-delhi <aidslaw1 at lawyerscollective.org>

> ACTION ALERT ON PATENT ACT, 2005, INDIA!
> Public Interest Groups must speedily submit their representations to the
> Technical Expert Committee on Patent Law Issues.
>
> April 2005, Government has set up a technical expert group to examine
> Patent issues of limiting grant of patents to new chemical entities and
> the exclusion of micro-organisms from the patent regime.
>
> Despite the fact that many IPR experts were of the opinion that limiting
> the grant of patents to new chemical entities and the exclusion of
> micro-organisms from the patent regime was TRIPS compatible, the issue
> remained unresolved among political parties at the time of the passing
> of the Patents Act, 2005.
>
> The constitution of the technical expert group to examine these issues
> is a follow-up of the assurance given by the government while moving the
> amendments to Patent Act, 1970 in Lok Sabha on March 22.
>
> On the basis of the opinion and report submitted by the technical expert
> group, the government in the Patents Act, 2005, will incorporate
amendments.
>
> The technical expert group will:
>      * Examine if the limiting the grant of patent to a new chemical
>        entity is TRIPS compatible
>      * Determine whether the exclusion of micro-organisms from the patent
>        regime is consistent with TRIPS
>
> Public Interest Groups can make their submissions to:

> Dr. R. A Mashelkar,
> Chairperson of the Technical Expert Group on Patent Law Issues
Fax: 23710618
> Email: dgcsir at csir.res.in
>
> ***Affordable Medicines & Treatment Campaign***
> amtc_India at yahoo.co.in <mailto:amtc_India at yahoo.co.in>