Current Affairs - Bills and Acts - Discussion

India's Patents Act, of 1970, includes Section 3(d), which was designed to prevent the evergreening of patents. Evergreening refers to the practice of making slight modifications to existing drugs to extend their patent life, thus hindering the production of generic versions. The introduction of this section has been a key policy to protect the generic pharmaceutical industry in India, making medications more affordable and available, especially in the global market.