Access to affordable medical care is a fundamental right of every human being. From the perspective of patent law, in India, generally the focus has been on pharmaceutical drugs and how patent law can balance the right of public to affordable drugs viz-a-viz the right of innovators. However, healthcare in the contemporary world extends far…

This article has been written by Sneha Jain & Dr. Victor Vaibhav Tandon. Filing of patent working statements (Form 27s) in respect of granted Indian patents is a unique and significant, yet controversial, requirement under Indian patent jurisprudence. It is part of the patent bargain, i.e., patents should be worked in the countries where they…