Information Pack on Patents (3rd Amendment) Act 2004

This information pack contains all necessary information about the Proposed Patents (3rd Amendment) Act which you can use for your campaigns

Information Sheet on Patent Amendment: This brief fact sheet provides you all the basic information that you need about the proposed amendment
Draft letter to the Prime Minister: Please send this letter to the Prime Minister
2003 Draft of Proposed Amendment to Patent Act: 2003 Draft of the Proposed Patent Amendment. The 2004 Draft is still not available on the web ( So much for public debate on the issue)
Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet on Pharmaceuticals
A Bitter Pill to Swallow: For a fantastic guide to the myths behind the pharmaceutical industry published by the European Generic Medicines Association please click here
Letter to Sonia gandhi on Patents Ordinance: This letter can be faxed to Sonia Gandhi urging her and the Congress not to rush ahead with the Patent Amednment Ordinance
Patents Amendment Ordinance 2004.pdf: This is the Ordinance that has been promulgated by the President making changes to the Indian Patents Act. For a discussion on the amendment please visit the archive of the commons law mailing list at http://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/commons-law