Open AccessPatent law in dentistry: An overview
Author(s) -
Mohammed Nadeem Ahmed Bijle
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.90301
Subject(s) - intellectual property , scope (computer science) , subject matter , competition (biology) , engineering ethics , subject (documents) , work (physics) , patentable subject matter , business , medicine , public relations , political science , dentistry , law and economics , patent law , engineering , law , sociology , computer science , mechanical engineering , patentability , ecology , library science , curriculum , biology , programming language
Dentistry in recent years has developed interest in the field of intellectual property rights (IPR) and Patents due to extensive research in the fraternity and existing competition. There have been various patent applications and grants in the field of dentistry abroad due to better understanding of IPR but India still has very few patent grants and applications on the subject matter. This review article in particular deals with the understanding of IPR and Patents as a whole, especially for dental professionals involved in research and development. Hence, this would also act as an asset for dental researchers to explore and expand their scope of activities, with special privileges empowered for their work.