Purple Biotechnology

by Mandaliya, Viralkumar B & Anjani Singh Tomar

ISBN: 9789389605556
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2020
Price : Rs. 10495.00
Biblio : 2019.x+290p.col., figs., tbls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr Viralkumar B. Mandaliya is an Assistant Professor – Research at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhi Nagar. He was awarded with “Bharat Shiksha Ratan” by Global Society for Health and Educational Growth, Delhi, and “Young Scientist” by Venus International Foundation, India. He hold numerous member positions of Scientific and Educational Society and Council. He has pursued several short term courses from WIPO, Geneva; agMOOCs, Ministry of HRD, GoI; EUIPO, Spain. He has numerous publications (national and international), book and book chapters, paper-presentations to his credit. Dr Anjani Singh Tomar is an Associate Professor of Law at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhi Nagar. She is recipient of 5 Gold medals from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, (DAVV), Indore, for holding merit positions in LL.B. (Hons) & LL.M. exams. She is also holder of M.Sc. degree in Clinical Bio-Chemistry from Holkar Science College, DAVV, Indore. She passed her NET (Law) exam in 2008 & received Ph.D. degree in 2010. She has an experience of more than 11 years as a faculty in Law. She has written books on variety of subjects including labor law, information technology, taxation laws, intellectual property laws etc. She is editor of leading journal of the country, The GNLU Law Review. She has published the papers in leading journals of the country as well. She has also worked as faculty of law at Indore Institute of Law, Indore, & University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun.

About The Book

The present edited book aimed at finding out the issues in Intellectual Property Rights & Biotechnology that together referred as Purple Biotechnology. The outline of the book was prepared as a part of the awareness program on the Biotechnology field. The contribution were invited from the people involved in IP field, directly or indirectly. The chapters have covered the substantive matter from India and abroad. The chapters explained advanced scientific knowledge as well as the regulatory framework. The issues and analysis presented in this book will shape the policy and theoretical debates in purple biotechnology, at large. It will be of interest to broad readership, including academicians, lawyers, breeders, design developers, artists, policy makers and research scholars engaged in interdisciplinary research.

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements v Preface vii 1. IPR Protection in Agriculture 1 Sonali Behera and Abhisek Dash 2. Section 3(j) of the Patent Act, 1970: Judicial Interpretation and the Impact Thereof 15 Akanksha Anil 3. Impact of Intellectual Property Rights Protection on Plant Varieties 31 Amaj Raj Srivastava 4. National IPR Policy, 2016: A Substantial Development? 55 Amrit Subhadarsi 5. India and Global Pharma Patents Norms 75 Arvind Sankar and Rohith Venkatesan 6. Stem Cell Research: An Emerging Sector and its Challenges 89 Chandrika 7. Genetically Modified Crops: Issues and Challenges in Context of India 103 Ipsita Kaushik 8. Patenting in IITs: An Empirical Study 129 Mayuree Sengupta 9. Patenting of Biotechnological Products in India: Conflicting Issues and their Harmonization 139 Mona Purohit 10. Status of IPR Education in Life Science Courses of Indian Universities 147 Neerja Shrivastava 11. Patent Claims: A Tool for Defining the Patent Protection 153 Payal Thaorey 12. IPR Necessitate in Agriculture 169 R.K. Kalaria 13. Comparative Analysis on Changing Scenario in Geographical Indications: An Indian Perspective 177 Rahil Mathakia and Viralkumar B. Mandaliya 14. Agricultural Biotechnology in Indian Food Sector: Possible Risks and Benefits 189 Saumya Verma 15. The Relation Between Pharmaceutical Companies and IP Laws – Patent Laws in Relation to Ayurvedic Products: Need or Greed 207 Shikhar Bhardwaj, Prateek Sharma, Vikram Nagpal and Yogeshwar Purohit 16. Security and IPR in Developing Countries 217 Sagun Vishan and Prakhar Srivastava 17. Protection of Plant Breeders’ Rights vis-a-vis Exploitation of Vulnerable and Uniformed Sector of Breeders and Farmers: A Study 229 Tushar Arora 18. Intellectual Property Rights Policy Regime and Agriculture Innovation System: Issues for Governance in the Context of India 239 Vikas Kumar 19. Enhancement of Global Climate hange with Special Reference to Kyoto Protocol Backdrop 249 Rajendra Parikh and Ketan Desai 20. Impacts of Climate-Smart Agricultural System on Food Security: A Case Study of Institutional Policy Recommendations and Challenges in Nigeria 261 EZEKIEL, Ayinde Alani Color Plates