Kurian and curiouser: Is patent working now on ice in India?
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The sudden decision of India's controller general of patents, designs and trademarks, P H Kurian, to quit the post well ahead of his full term has left many in industry guessing whether or not his somewhat controversial initiative to make public details on the 'working' of patented medicines in the country is headed for limbo.