Tags: '180 pesticides sold in India are off-patent',
'no impact on prices',
'illogical to expect same price from innovator as generic',
'huge expenses on R&D need to be rewarded',
'applications in mail-box handicapped',
'remedy: application date may be taken as Jan 1/ 2005',
'encourage incremental innovations',
'patent grant: expeditious',
Ordinance to provide for patent',
'generics allowed steps before patent expiration',
'other changes in Indain Patent Act (1970)',
'third Patent (Amendment) bill: to consider these points',
'Minister for Commerce & Industry/ Kamal Nath',
'97% essential drugs not covered by patent'