Union Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has revealed that his ministry will oppose any move to extend the patent period of a life saving drug beyond the current period of 20 years.
The PMO has contacted various ministries in its bid to garner opinion over the possibility of reviewing the section 3(d) of the Indian...
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Govt allows to import 3G equipments from China
New Delhi, Aug 13: Government agreed to allow import of Chinese-made telecom equipment by leading telecom operators in India.
The decision was taken after Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) level talks. By this new instruction the department of telecommunications (DoT) will allow leading operators to import...
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East India Company relaunches as luxury brand
London, England (CNN) — It was the world’s first multinational company, a trading giant during the colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent.
This week, The East India Co. is being reborn as a luxury brand — under Indian ownership.
Sanjiv Mehta, an Indian-born importer and entrepreneur,...
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Wipro recognised as first Bluetooth test facility in India
BANGALORE: Global software major Wipro Technologies has been recognised as India’s first Bluetooth qualification test facility by the Bluetooth trade association, the IT bellwether said late Tuesday.
Bluetooth is an...
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NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Trademarks (amendment) Bill of 2009, which enables a person or an enterprise to seek registration of a trademark in any of...
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After Tatas, Sholay makers to sue Greenpeace
The makers of the highest grossing film in India, Sholay, will take legal action against the international environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO), Greenpeace, for gross violation of copyright and trademark,...
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