National Seminar on ‘Compulsory Licensing and Developing Countries’: Call for Papers

WHEN:  15 December 2012

WHERE: New Delhi

ORGANIZER: Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi

CALL FOR PAPERS:

You can send your research paper on the following sub-themes to prof2_cws@iift.ac.in or the address given below-

Dr. Madhukar Sinha
Professor
Centre for WTO Studies
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
B-21, Qutub Institutional Area
New Delhi – 110 016

SUB-THEMES:

• International legal perspective on compulsory licensing under law of patents especially in the context of medicinal formulation;
• Inquiry into the legal aspects of the recent decision of the Controller General of Patents to issue a compulsory licence;
• Likely impact on introduction of new research-based and generic drugs by the industry in response to new activism by the Patent authorities;
• Economic implications of non-voluntary licensing especially with reference to control over monopoly position; and
• Likely international, economic and legal scenario emerging from the newly established precedence in India keeping the context of compulsory licensing in other countries.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Submission of Abstracts: 31 August 2012
• Approval of abstracts: 10 September 2012
• Submission of first draft: 01 November 2012
• Submission of final draft: 30 November 2012
• Presentation of paper during the Seminar: 15 December 2012

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