Patenting Lifeforms – Should a novel creation be made patentable?
Relevant distinction is not between animate and inanimate things but whether living products could be seen as human-made inventions. Chief Justice Warren Burger in the case of Diamond v. Chakrabarty (1980) wherein the US Supreme Court declared…
Law of Sedition – A Colonial Relic giving Chills to Modern Liberties
Right to hold opinions and freedom of expression is the mainspring of every free and democratic society. The Constitution of India guarantees this right to its citizenry, with certain restrictions, for exchange and development of opinions. However,…