Making universities the hub of innovation and churning out scientists adept in frontier technology has put China at the top in terms of technological...

Frugal innovation is the new concept that companies are adopting to take technology to developing countries

Mahatma Gandhi’s works have been available freely thanks to his copyright philosophy, but not those of Martin Luther King Jr

Bringing medicines into the global intellectual property regime was a triumph of corporate skulduggery led by Pfizer

Dilution of biological conservation rules and lax enforcement of forest laws are giving free rein to the drug industry and trade

The proposed amendments to India’s patent laws are a capitulation to Big Pharma and will undermine vital public health safeguards in the law

While a few generic giants, including one from Israel, are found guilty of fuelling fatal opioid crisis in the US, the US-backed “genocide” targeting...

The 2013 landmark Supreme Court judgement of 'Novartis v Union of India' offers critical lessons on the intent behind crucial aspects of India’s key...

The move to foist a GI tag on Mandu’s baobab tree is part of a drive to push up the GI tally which does not benefit local communities

The story of poinsettia, a flower with showy-red bracts used for Christmas decorations in America since the 16th century, is a classic example of...

Policy blocks and poor vision have held up 5G in India, while China’s breakthroughs are helping to set global standards

Cancer and tuberculosis patients have been urging a reluctant government to use compulsory licences to make life-saving drugs accessible