CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2013 · Q13Science & Technology · Information Technology & IPR · 10 marks · 200 words

English

Bringing out the circumstances in 2005 which forced amendment to the section 3(d) in Indian Patent Law, 1970, discuss how it has been utilized by the Supreme Court in its judgement in rejecting Novratis’ patent application for ‘Glivec’. Discuss briefly the pros and cons of the decision.

हिन्दी

भारतीय एकस्व अधिकार नियम (Patent Law) 1970 की धारा 3(d) में वर्ष 2005 में बलात् संशोधन कराने वाली परिस्थितियों को स्पष्ट करते हुए, यह विवेचना कीजिए कि इसके कारण सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने नावराटिस की ग्लाइवेक (Glivec) के एकस्व अधिकार आवेदन को किस प्रकार अस्वीकार किया।

Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2013 (English and Hindi). Source

Syllabus

Science & Technology · Information Technology & IPR

Awareness in the fields of Information Technology, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.

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