Category: Expertise Patent Law Insights

Patentability of genetically modified plant breed: The Monsanto Conclusion

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC VS. NUZIVEEDU SEEDS LTD. & ORS. 2019 SCC Online SC25 FACTS: Monsanto had licensed its Bollgard Technology to Indian seed companies, including Nuziveedue for an initial period of ten years. Under the license agreement, these companies were supposed to sell certain seeds and pay a contractually- agreed trait value/ license fee to […]

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An insight into the Patents Law in India

PATENTS The origination or birth of the patents took place way back in the fourteenth and sixteenth century. The word ‘patent’ was derived from the Latin word ‘patere’ which means ‘to lay open.’ The history of Patent law in India starts from 1911 when the Indian Patents and Designs Act, 1911 was enacted. The present […]

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