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LAWS CITED: The Patents Act of India 1970 Patent Rules, 2003, Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005This Book focuses on the popular debate circling Indian patent regime of whether grant of patents must be provided in pharmaceutical field as well or it would be against the public policy. It focuses on the TRIPS and WTO agreements, Indian patent laws, aspects of compulsory licensing as well as landmark cases wherein different opinions have been cited to strike a balance between need for innovation and public interest. TOPICS COVERED IN THE BOOK:•INTRODUCTION•UNDERSTANDING ‘INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS’ & ‘PATENTS’•IMPACT OF TRIPS (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) ON INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY•PATENTING OF MEDICINES IN INDIA•CONCESSIONS GIVEN TO PHARMA COMPANIES•PATENT OFFICES IN INDIA•CRITERIA OF PATENTABILITY•TYPES OF PATENTS IN INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL FIELD•PROCEDURE OF SECURING A PATENT IN INDIA•THE BIG DEBATE: PATENTING MEDICINES-A BOON OR A BANE?•IMPACT OF PATENTING ON MASSES•IMPACT OF PATENTING IN INDIA•OPINION