Intellectual property (IP) regimes suffer a classic paradox. While they attempt to encourage innovation and creativity, they have themselves been shielded from innovation experimentation. For some years now, India has been attempting to break this mould and craft a regime to suit its own distinctive set of concerns. Section 3(d) of the Patents Act, 1970, was a bold attempt in this direction, aimed at eradicating “evergreen” drug patents.
Image: — Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0/cucms - Poor record: “When compared with pioneering innovations from the likes of Sushruta, India hardly has any noticeable technological marvels in its recent history.” A painting of Sushruta, the father of modern surgery.
