❖ Overall impact on pharmaceutical industry both global & Indian. 5. A Proposition on future strategy for Novartis Background of the Case Fact of the Case In 1996, United States and European patent offices granted patent right to Jurg Zimmerman, the inventor of Imatinib in free base form and derivatives, which was acquired by Novartis for commercial usage. Novartis started manufacturing and selling the drug
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GUIDANCE ON REVENUE OPINIONS ON CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES AS TRADING. INTRODUCTION The introduction of the general 12½% corporation tax regime for profits from trading activities of companies is focusing attention on what activities can be classified as giving rise to trading income. Revenue is increasingly being asked to give opinions as to the appropriate classification for tax purposes. The purpose of this note is to give general guidance as to how Revenue approaches the
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different political and legal systems affect the conduct of business • To profile trends in the evolution and diffusion of legal systems • To examine the major legal issues facing international business companies • To profile the idea of intellectual property and the basis of concern and controversy Chapter Overview When firms source, produce, and/or market products in foreign countries, they encounter dynamic and challenging political and legal environments. Chapter Three provides a conceptual
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IT need to be addressed by educational programs as well as businesses and professional IT organizations. Discussed herein are ethical challenges presented by the four issues of concern identified by technology managers: security, privacy, intellectual property and electronic monitoring of employees (Brooks, 2010, pp. 1, 2). Security In this context, security refers to maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of data by putting protective measures in place to prevent destruction and/or unauthorized
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Journal of Intellectual Property Rights Vol 18, September 2013, pp 457-464 Piracy in the Internet Age Nikita Hemmige† ILS Law College, Law College Rd, Pune 411 004, India Received 17 December 2012, revised 12 August 2013 The Internet has created boundary-less territories and has helped in evolving a unique method to share and transfer information, growth of e-commerce and in creating a global platform for all nations and its citizens. Online piracy is a major flipside to this development
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Type | Text | Explanation | Topic 1Philosophical Theories of Property | - 1 | Opening Question | Insert Opening Question to display on the screen Who owns my invention? | Insert audio text here (topic content)One of the starting philosophical theory points is the notion of property itself – the idea that the creation or the invention is considered as property of the creator or the inventor.This is based on the natural rights theory, which dictates that the creator or inventor is actually
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4: In the next phase of the project constructing the dam itself should HG employ someone whose main function is that of liaison between its corporate culture and the culture of its host country? If so, is Martin the right person for the job? Answer: Given the importance and the size of the project, as well as the many pitfalls that will surely be encountered along the way, it seems only logical to employ someone who is extremely well versed in the culture of Uganda to serve as a liaison with HG’s
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Chapter 5 Socially Responsible Business – Doing the Right Thing By Lizabeth England Businesses have an ethical responsibility to customers who buy goods and services from them. Socially responsible business means that companies do the right thing for their customers. Companies consider profit, consumer satisfaction, and societal well being as equally important in the way business is conducted. Governments often enact laws that force businesses to function ethically. Consumers also can force
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Open Source Software Intro While knowledge is the public good, there is discussion whether or not all knowledge should free for public. Today society chose suffer the loss of knowledge for certain years. They use intellectual property law to encourage individuals to invest in research and development and creating knowledge they can profit. We want to analyze an alternative way in distributing knowledge specifically open source software and how useful it is to both creators and society. Definition
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Introduction As an IT investigator for the Makestuff Company, I have been assigned the task of conducting an investigation regarding suspected theft of intellectual property by Mr. Yourprop, an employee who was terminated earlier today. Since he make some remarks that suggest he has company intellectual property in his possession, which he will take to his new place of employment, a thorough investigation is necessary. Since this could become a criminal investigation, I must make sure my findings
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