I will be thankful if the following is circulated on Lis-Forum A. RatnakarNew Delhi9891390300 'Frontline' magazine dated April 21 - May 4, 2012 has published following interesting articles about Patents covering different issues concerning India. 1 Patent to Plunder India's efforts to produce and supply life-saving drugs at affordable prices face challenges from multinational companies trying to "evergreen" their patents. p - 4 Amit Sengupta 2 A big step forward That this is the first time a compulsory licence has been granted in India is in itself important p-10 C.P. Chandrasekhar 3 Patents and the law The implementation of Patients Act, as last amended in 2005, raises significant issues of immediate concern in patents across the world. p - 13 V. Venkatesan. 4 A welcome first Industry reacts with caution to the grant of a compulsory licence to Natco, but cancer patients welcome it and hope for many more. p - 16 T.K. Rajalakshmi 5 Western warning India is coming under increasing pressure from thr U.S. and the European Union for the strict patentability criteria it applies for medicines. p - 18 R. Ramachandran 6 Question of efficacy The country is clearly shaping its legislation to promote access to medicines by fostering generic production. p - 22 Leena Mehghaney 7 The current patent system is deeply flawed. p - 26 Interview with Shamnad Basheer, Intellectual Propery Law Professor National University of Judicial Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. For more details click on http://www.frontline.in/fl2908/fl290800.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.