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What is Patents (Amendment) Bill 2005?

April 26, 2017Amendment patents

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What is Patents (Amendment) Bill 2005?

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Indian Parliament has passed the Patents (Amendment) Bill 2005 that would replace the Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 earlier issued by Government of India in December 2004. The Patents (Amendment) Bill 2005 introduces product patent regime for food, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. India was required to introduce product patent protection in these sectors from 1.1.2005 in accordance with the obligation under the TRIPS Agreement of the WTO. To fulfill this requirement, Government of India had issued an Ordinance in 2004. The Ordinance was to be approved by the Parliament. While introducing the Patents (Amendment) Bill 2005 in the Parliament, Government introduced certain changes from the provisions in the Ordinance.