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Patent Filings Attribute Covaxin Invention Solely to Bharat Biotech, Excluding ICMR Despite Government Claims

While the Indian government asserts joint intellectual property ownership of Covaxin between ICMR and Bharat Biotech, patent applications credit only Bharat Biotech scientists as…

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India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, developed through collaboration between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), is publicly stated to have jointly owned intellectual property rights. However, patent filings in India, the US, and Europe list only BBIL…
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Patent Filings Attribute Covaxin Invention Solely to Bharat Biotech, Excluding ICMR Despite Government Claims India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, developed through collaboration between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), is publicly stated to have jointly own... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/patent-filings-attribute-covaxin-invention-solely-to-bharat-biotech-excluding-icmr-despite-government-claims

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