Comments on: The Patent Glut in Pharma http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/ Issues & insights Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:12:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Males http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-55165 Males Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:33:14 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-55165 <a href="http://nykop.sapte.ro/perfect-blonde-ass.html" rel="nofollow">perfect blonde ass</a> perfect blonde ass

]]> By: Trademarks http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-7469 Trademarks Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:09:47 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-7469 nice one...but this year also patent registration is on rise especially in pharmas nice one…but this year also patent registration is on rise especially in pharmas

]]> By: Kalyan Panda http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-3922 Kalyan Panda Sat, 27 May 2006 13:42:24 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-3922 I want to know about Mr. Ravinder Singh who claims himself as WIPO approved inventor regards panda I want to know about Mr. Ravinder Singh who claims himself as WIPO approved inventor
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panda

]]> By: Ravinder Singh http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-2058 Ravinder Singh Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:56:35 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-2058 India’s patent filings increased from 390 to 497 out of 1,32,861 PCT patents. But filings by Indian citizens filling for patents worldwide fell from 723 to 564. Most of these are filing by Government institutions and are predominantly non-commercial kind that has no commercial relevance. http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/top_countries.html http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/pdf/pct_monthly_report.pdf I have highlighted India (IN) in the attached WIPO PCT document. Pages 6&8 for Indians and 18 for India. So India is nowhere on Intellectual Property Map of the world. India’s patent filings increased from 390 to 497 out of 1,32,861 PCT patents. But filings by Indian citizens filling for patents worldwide fell from 723 to 564. Most of these are filing by Government institutions and are predominantly non-commercial kind that has no commercial relevance.

http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/top_countries.html
http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/pdf/pct_monthly_report.pdf

I have highlighted India (IN) in the attached WIPO PCT document. Pages 6&8 for Indians and 18 for India.

So India is nowhere on Intellectual Property Map of the world.

]]> By: Guru Gulab Khatri http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-1912 Guru Gulab Khatri Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:00:18 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-1912 There was an article about a small american manufacturers in wsj a few years ago. cant find the link but the summary is <i> There was a tinkerer in ohio who invented a mechanical widget. The fella used his wife as a model for the widget he made. In 2 years the husband and wife operation has good sales and grows to a 20 person operation and and the decides to check out a trade show in mainland china to lookfor oppurtunity He was surprised to find some selling the same widget in the same packaging and using same advertising material including logo and pictures of his wife selling the widget!</i> It was quite hillarious story! There was an article about a small american manufacturers in wsj a few years ago.
cant find the link but the summary is

There was a tinkerer in ohio who invented a mechanical widget.
The fella used his wife as a model for the widget he made.
In 2 years the husband and wife operation has good sales and grows to a 20 person operation and and the decides to check out a trade show in mainland china to lookfor oppurtunity
He was surprised to find some selling the same widget in the same packaging and using same advertising material including logo and pictures of his wife selling the widget!
It was quite hillarious story!

]]> By: Srinath http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-1875 Srinath Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:20:02 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-1875 Well really india needs good ipr rules....few days back the court ordered for decentralization of indian trademark office. which is a real good. Well really india needs good ipr rules….few days back the court ordered for decentralization of indian trademark office. which is a real good.

]]> By: Reuben http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-51 Reuben Wed, 17 Aug 2005 06:09:53 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-51 And here's Richard Posner on the subject -- http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2004/12/pharmaceutical_1.html Brian Kahin's essay from First Monday -- http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_1/kahin/ This is my advisor, Richard Nelson's take on the subject. <blockquote>The traditional costs (market concentration) and benefits (innovation) associated with IPRs protection, in particular patent protection, are often approached in a simplistic manner. The trade-offs are much more complex. There are, for example, costs related to patent protection in fostering innovations. One case is biotechnology, where the movement of proprietary rights into scientific processes makes innovation more costly. To put it differently, patents can increase transaction costs of R&D. From a policy perspective, such adverse effects of patent on innovation can be reduced by establishing smooth, easy, and cheap means for licensing. The third issue concerns the effect of IPRs on firms in developing countries to climb the technological ladder. In order to assess this one should address the following questions. How did countries in the past move from a technological follower to a leader? What role does imitation play in early stages of development and how do countries move from imitation to innovation and climb the ladder? And in this context, what is the role of IPRs?</blockquote> And here’s Richard Posner on the subject — http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2004/12/pharmaceutical_1.html

Brian Kahin’s essay from First Monday — http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_1/kahin/

This is my advisor, Richard Nelson’s take on the subject.

The traditional costs (market concentration) and benefits (innovation) associated with IPRs protection, in particular patent protection, are often approached in a simplistic manner. The trade-offs are much more complex. There are, for example, costs related to patent protection in fostering innovations. One case is biotechnology, where the movement of proprietary rights into scientific processes makes innovation more costly. To put it differently, patents can increase transaction costs of R&D. From a policy perspective, such adverse effects of patent on innovation can be reduced by establishing smooth, easy, and cheap means for licensing.

The third issue concerns the effect of IPRs on firms in developing countries to climb the technological ladder. In order to assess this one should address the following questions. How did countries in the past move from a technological follower to a leader? What role does imitation play in early stages of development and how do countries move from imitation to innovation and climb the ladder? And in this context, what is the role of IPRs?

]]> By: Reuben http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-49 Reuben Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:54:18 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-49 Sumeet, here is a good article for you to start with, that argues both the pros and cons -- http://www.builderau.com.au/manage/0,39024662,39171460,00.htm You can also Richard Stallman on the subject of software patents. There is also research that looked at the United States's IP protections in the 19th century. If I find soft copies, I'll post those as well. Sumeet, here is a good article for you to start with, that argues both the pros and cons — http://www.builderau.com.au/manage/0,39024662,39171460,00.htm

You can also Richard Stallman on the subject of software patents.

There is also research that looked at the United States’s IP protections in the 19th century. If I find soft copies, I’ll post those as well.

]]> By: sumeet http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-47 sumeet Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:30:36 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-47 Could you please elaborate on why a strict IPR regime may not be beneficial? Asking out of curiosity, because the reasons are not very obvious to me. Could you please elaborate on why a strict IPR regime may not be beneficial? Asking out of curiosity, because the reasons are not very obvious to me.

]]> By: PacRim Jim http://indianeconomy.org/2005/08/16/the-patent-glut-in-pharma/#comment-46 PacRim Jim Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:28:15 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=41#comment-46 There are patents and there are patents. Quantity and quality are two different things. There are patents and there are patents. Quantity and quality are two different things.

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