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Deccan Herald

India Blocks Colgate Patents For Commonly Used Spices

India opposed the claim using the traditional knowledge digital library (TKDL) database, created in the last decade to fight biopiracy.

July 20th, 2015
Deccan Herald
July 20th, 2015
By Deccan Herald

India has successfully blocked two patent claims of US consumer goods major Colgate-Palmolive, which wanted intellectual property right (IPR) cover on two oral compositions made from Indian spices and other herbs. One patent battle took almost seven years, after the New York-based company filed a claim at the European Patent Register on

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