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IP Watch: Europe’s Outlook For 2011: EU Patent, Digital Content, Innovation And Free Trade

Source: Intellectual Property Watch, 13.01.2011, by Dugie Standeford Excerpt – “New Medical Innovation Models Coming? In November 2010, the European Parliament hosted a discussion on biomedical innovation with a view to formulating EU policies, Knowledge Ecology International, TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue, … Continue reading

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Press: MSF urges PMO to reject data exclusivity demand of EU as free trade agreement talks resume

Source: Pharmabiz, 14.1.2011 As discussions on the sensitive intellectual property chapter in the free trade agreement resumes, it is expected that the Indian Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) may be ready to concede to European demands, imposing severe limitations on the … Continue reading

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Press: EU push for liberal patents finds favour with PMO

KG NARENDRANATH, Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011, The Financial Express New Delhi: Hard lobbying by the European Union (EU), home to many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms like Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis and Roche, has struck a chord with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), … Continue reading

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Press: India EU talks in Jan as sides look to meet deal deadline

Asit Ranjan Mishra, Mint, 27 December 2010 During the January talks, both sides are expected to exchange offers on areas such as government procurement and services, in which negotiations are lagging behind.

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Former supreme court judge concerned about data exclusivity

In November 2010 Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh received a letter from former supreme court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer. Attached to the letter is an “Analysis of Patents issues in their true perspective – talks with the US on the … Continue reading

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IP Watch: Does EU-India FTA Serve Mutual Interests? Policymakers, NGOs Disagree

Source: Intellectual Property Watch, 10.12.2010, by Monika Ermert – “The proposed European Union-India free trade agreement was one of the top issues at the 11th EU-India Summit held in Brussels today. But two sides of the story are being told … Continue reading

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Press review: EU-India summit in Brussels – Protests against the FTA

The Hindu, 10.12.2010: FTA will hurt livelihoods in India, Europe: civil society- „Halt ongoing negotiations, says open letter. With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set to hold talks with his counterpart in Brussels on trade and economic issues, a broad civil … Continue reading

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Press: Communist Party of India (M): Why this “veil of secrecy” over FTA with EU

Source: The Hindu, 12.12.2010 New Delhi – The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday expressed concern over the “veil of secrecy” around negotiations for the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and re-emphasised that the Manmohan Singh government did … Continue reading

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Press: No India-EU free trade accord during PM’s visit

Source: The Economic Times, 06.12.2010 New Delhi – “The much-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union is unlikely to be ready for inking when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Brussels for a summit with the 27-nation … Continue reading

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Pictures of protest rally in Manipur, India

Imphal, 06.12.2010 – Today 24 Organisations, working on HIV/Aids, hold a meeting against provisions in the EU-India free trade agreement , which will hamper the access to antiretroviral drugs.

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