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US Denies Granting Patents on Yoga Postures

...id a raging row in India over reported attempts to patent the ancient Indian practice of yoga overseas, the ...nd run like a company. Since there are attempts to patent this tradition (of yoga) in America, the Indian government and yoga organizations should take measur...

Manmohan Singh to Meet UN Chief, Discuss Climate Change

...y seek from the developed world is freer access to patent protected energy-saving technology when he meets the G-8 leaders on Friday. German Chancellor and summit host Angela Merkel has been working to get fellow G-8 leaders to agree to limit global warming, and not let temperatures rise more than two deg...

Mylan Wins Its Amlodipine Case With Pfizer

... a reversal of the district court judgment in its patent infringement litigation with Pfizer concerning aml...ral Circuit that claims 1-3 of the amlodipine '303 patent were invalid. Robert J. Coury, Mylan's Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented: "We ar...

India Main Source of Counterfeit Medicines Seized in Europe

..., particularly in relation to the violation of the patent on MP3/MP4 players and other electronic equipment such as DVD players. More than 60 percent of the articles seized in 2006 in the EU were cigarettes. In the food sector Turkey remains the main source and in the electrical equipment sector Malaysi...

Mylan Announces Tentative FDA Approval for Its ANDA

... of the pediatric exclusivity associated with U.S. patent 4,721,723. Paroxetine Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets are the generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil CR(R). Paroxetine Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets had U.S. sales of approximately $307 million for the 12 months ending March 31,...

Combination Therapies Continue to Thrive Among Pharma Brands

...ore, combination drugs can often garner additional patent protection due to the nature of their new chemical makeup. Research into combination therapies has met with both success and challenges. Pfizer backed off its initial plans to launch a combination of Lipitor with its new compound torcetrapib. Howev...

Google to Digitise 800,000 Books at Mysore Varsity

...ing upon the exclusivity of the materials, we will patent them before making them available on public domain...t free link for these materials once the necessary patent right is done. Prasad, who is also a physicist, said that selected physics students of his univers...

Gilead's AIDS Drug Awaits Patent in India

...distribute its HIV drug Viread, is hoping to get a patent in India soon. "We have made considerable progr...Delhi last week. Now, Gilead's application for a patent is pending before the Indian Patent office as it believes that it has a right to protect its intelle...

Now, Cellphones That Alert Against Impending Lightning Strikes

...utdoor enthusiasts. As of now, Nokia has filed a patent in the US for the software, reports the New Scientist....

Yoga Enthusiasts Oppose Patenting Yoga Overseas

...nd run like a company. Since there are attempts to patent this tradition (of yoga) in America, the Indian go...atented but a particular style can. "How can you patent yoga? It's knowledge. But yes, if someone has devised a particular style then that can be patented,"...

Holy Grail Of Dermatologists On The Verge Of Discovery

...olleague, Mayumi Ito, are listed as inventors on a patent application related to new hair follicle creation, notes the University of Pennsylvania, which owns that patent. Cotsarelis also co-founded and has ties to a start-up company called Follica, which licensed the patent. This is an extremely exciti...

Yoga Should Not Be Patented: Ramdev

...atented overseas. "Since there are attempts to patent this tradition (of yoga) in America, the Indian government and yoga organizations should take measures to prevent it," Ramdev said here. "Yoga cannot be patented as it belongs to the entire country and humanity. Also yoga cannot be run like a compa...

GlaxoSmithKline, Brazil Expected To Sign Deal on Providing Antiretroviral at Reduced Cost

...nses on any grounds without consulting the foreign patent owner. Brazilian Health Minister Jose Gomes Tempor...ve Brazil about $240 million by 2012, when Merck's patent on Efavirenz expires. Brazil and GSK since last year have been in talks about a discount for Abaca...

Brazilian President Silva Issues Compulsory License for Merck's Antiretroviral Efavirenz

...nses on any grounds without consulting the foreign patent owner. Brazilian Health Minister Jose Gomes Tempor...ve Brazil about $240 million by 2012, when Merck's patent on Efavirenz expires....

Brazil Opts for Indian Drugs Bypassing Merck

... country to ignore US pharmaceutical giant Merck's patent on AIDS drug Efavirenz and opted for a cheaper generic alternative from India. With a decree he signed Friday, Brazil will be able to import generic versions of Efavirenz from three companies in India - and the price for the drugs will be 72 perce...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

... Those include compulsory licenses requiring drug patent holders to allow others to produce their drugs. ...on rules so that countries can temporarily suspend patent protections on medicines to safeguard public health. Thailand has issued compulsory licenses for A...

Brazil Government In Contention With Merck Over Anti-AIDS Drug

...face the chances of the drug being stripped of its patent or a compulsory license issued against it. Meanwhile the Thai government has made a move dubbed a lifesaver, by its AIDS activists- the government has stripped the patents of three anti-AIDS drugs. In response to this, the United States has placed...

DNA Transplant Brings Creation of Artificial Life a Step Closer

... scratch. Dr Venter, who recently applied for a patent on a DNA sequence described as the 'minimal genome...cism from groups concerned that it is unethical to patent new forms of life, and that similar techniques could be used to create dangerous new germs. Dr Ve...

Brazil Government New Health Offer

... $1 per pill but Temporao decided to break Merck's patent and buy a cheaper substitute from India. His blunt style is reaching beyond national borders as he tries to spread Brazil's experience in the fight against AIDS. Temporao is now pushing forward with plans to help African nations build plants to mak...

It is Men, and Not Women, to Be Blamed for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

... new technology was unique and they were trying to patent it. "It would be of great help for sperm banks and clients going to fetch them. I think a man should test these above factors in his sperm to make sure that his wife does not suffer."...

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