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Multinationals eyeing patent on rudraksha ?

By R. Ramabhadran Pillai :

 

 

http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/06/stories/2003100602730500.htm

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Don't know Indian patent law but, would suspect that patenting the

beads can't be done. Maybe patenting a medication MADE from the beads.

 

The anti-cancer drug, vincristine, is made from a periwinkle

derivative. The heart drug, digitalis, is made from synthetic

components of foxglove. Many cold remedies contain belladonna and

ephedra, or rather synthetics of same. Valium took it's name from

valerian root. The list runs forever.

 

The above mentioned plants cannot be patented, because they are

natural plants. The MEDS are patented.

 

BTW-- That's an important of the reason why the FDA doesn't like

herbal remedies. The pharmaceutical companies can't make a profit.

 

Love, K.

 

 

 

, "zarembadavid"

<rudra@g...> wrote:

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> Multinationals eyeing patent on rudraksha ?

> By R. Ramabhadran Pillai :

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> http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/06/stories/200310060273

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These were my thoughts exactly.

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karisprowl

Friday, October 17, 2003 1:04 PM

RBSC : Re: Link : Multinationals eyeing patent on rudraksha ? By R.

Ramabhadran Pillai

 

 

 

Don't know Indian patent law but, would suspect that patenting the

beads can't be done. Maybe patenting a medication MADE from the beads.

 

The anti-cancer drug, vincristine, is made from a periwinkle

derivative. The heart drug, digitalis, is made from synthetic

components of foxglove. Many cold remedies contain belladonna and

ephedra, or rather synthetics of same. Valium took it's name from

valerian root. The list runs forever.

 

The above mentioned plants cannot be patented, because they are

natural plants. The MEDS are patented.

 

BTW-- That's an important of the reason why the FDA doesn't like

herbal remedies. The pharmaceutical companies can't make a profit.

 

Love, K.

 

 

 

, "zarembadavid"

<rudra@g...> wrote:

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> Multinationals eyeing patent on rudraksha ?

> By R. Ramabhadran Pillai :

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> http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/06/stories/200310060273

 

 

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.... AND don't forget.. penicillin started out as plain old bread mold.

<g> K.

 

 

, "mahamuni"

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> These were my thoughts exactly.

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> karisprowl

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> Friday, October 17, 2003 1:04 PM

> RBSC : Re: Link : Multinationals eyeing patent on

rudraksha ? By R. Ramabhadran Pillai

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>

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> Don't know Indian patent law but, would suspect that patenting the

> beads can't be done. Maybe patenting a medication MADE from the

beads.

>

> The anti-cancer drug, vincristine, is made from a periwinkle

> derivative. The heart drug, digitalis, is made from synthetic

> components of foxglove. Many cold remedies contain belladonna and

> ephedra, or rather synthetics of same. Valium took it's name from

> valerian root. The list runs forever.

>

> The above mentioned plants cannot be patented, because they are

> natural plants. The MEDS are patented.

>

> BTW-- That's an important of the reason why the FDA doesn't like

> herbal remedies. The pharmaceutical companies can't make a profit.

>

> Love, K.

>

>

>

> , "zarembadavid"

> <rudra@g...> wrote:

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> > Multinationals eyeing patent on rudraksha ?

> > By R. Ramabhadran Pillai :

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> > http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/06/stories/200310060273

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Dear Mr. Zarembadavid and friends,

 

I hold one US Patent in biotechnology and have studied the Indian and US patent

law thoroughly. As per the regulations of WTO (World Trade Organisation) and

IPR (Intelectual Property Rights) regulations, any thing produced by nature can

not be patented eiether in India or any where in the world. So, Rudraksha beads

or the plant can not be patented legally. International patent law allows to

get patent if it fulfills following two conditions.

 

1) There should be human interference. In simple words it should be an

invention or should have a human hand in it.

 

2) There should not be any published literature on the particular property

describing the invention in any language of the world.

 

If patent is granted, and if any body proves that there is any published

literature in any form in any language, then the patent rights given are

retracted.

 

The famous example is of legal objection raised by the CSIR (Council of

Scientific and Industrial Research), Govt. of India on the US patent granted

'Use of turmeric for wound healing'. The patent was granted by the US patent

office in the year 2000 to two Indians settled in the US. CSIR produced

documentary evidence in Sanskrit and other Indian languages on the above use of

the turmeric. US Patent Office accepted the objection raised by the CSIR and

retracted the patent.

 

So no need to worry about it.

 

Thanking you and with best regards.

 

Chandrashekhar Phadke

 

 

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Multinationals eyeing patent on rudraksha ?

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Dear Respected Chandrashekarji

 

Namaskar Mitra....Thanking you for this perfect Knowledge My

Friend.......thanking you for being a member of this group

site...seldom do we find this kind of specialized Knowledge

 

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, chandrashekhar

phadke <chphadke> wrote:

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>

> Dear Mr. Zarembadavid and friends,

>

> I hold one US Patent in biotechnology and have studied the Indian

and US patent law thoroughly. As per the regulations of WTO (World

Trade Organisation) and IPR (Intelectual Property Rights)

regulations, any thing produced by nature can not be patented eiether

in India or any where in the world. So, Rudraksha beads or the plant

can not be patented legally. International patent law allows to get

patent if it fulfills following two conditions.

>

> 1) There should be human interference. In simple words it should

be an invention or should have a human hand in it.

>

> 2) There should not be any published literature on the particular

property describing the invention in any language of the world.

>

> If patent is granted, and if any body proves that there is any

published literature in any form in any language, then the patent

rights given are retracted.

>

> The famous example is of legal objection raised by the CSIR

(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Govt. of India on

the US patent granted 'Use of turmeric for wound healing'. The

patent was granted by the US patent office in the year 2000 to two

Indians settled in the US. CSIR produced documentary evidence in

Sanskrit and other Indian languages on the above use of the

turmeric. US Patent Office accepted the objection raised by the CSIR

and retracted the patent.

>

> So no need to worry about it.

>

> Thanking you and with best regards.

>

> Chandrashekhar Phadke

>

>

> zarembadavid <rudra@g...> wrote:

> Multinationals eyeing patent on rudraksha ?

> By R. Ramabhadran Pillai :

>

>

> http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/06/stories/2003100602730500.htm

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