Multiple choice

Patent (Amendment Bill), as introduced in the Parliament in December 1998, did not seek to

  1. grant EMR for medicines and agro-chemical products

  2. protect process patent

  3. meet WTO requirements

  4. ensure 'product patent

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The 1998 Patent Amendment Bill introduced Exclusive Marketing Rights (EMR) for medicines and agro-chemicals (to meet WTO obligations), protected process patents, and aimed to meet WTO requirements. However, it deliberately did NOT ensure product patent protection - this was the major criticism and why the bill was eventually withdrawn/modified. India only introduced full product patents in 2005.