https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3312 Patent pendency at the patents office results from sharply increased filings and examiner shortages; the grant process is a quasi-judicial sequence of publication, request for examination, substantive examination and disposal of pre-grant opposition. The Government has recruited additional examiners and implemented electronic processing modules to speed examination and improve transparency. A recent administrative grant of a compulsory licence for an anti-cancer drug is under challenge before the appellate forum and is therefore sub judice, and no application for compulsory licence is currently pending. en-us Mon, 14 May 2012 18:55:55 +0530 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:55:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3312 Patent pendency at the patents office results from sharply increased filings and examiner shortages; the grant process is a quasi-judicial sequence of publication, request for examination, substantive examination and disposal of pre-grant opposition. The Government has recruited additional examiners and implemented electronic processing modules to speed examination and improve transparency. A recent administrative grant of a compulsory licence for an anti-cancer drug is under challenge before the appellate forum and is therefore sub judice, and no application for compulsory licence is currently pending. News - Mon, 14 May 2012 18:55:55 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3312