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Important changes with reference to Form-27 and Rule 131(2) are as follows:
Patentee would get flexibility to file a single Form-27 in respect of a single or multiple related patents
Where a patent is granted to two or more persons, such persons may file a joint Form-27
The patentee would be required to provide ‘approximate revenue / value accrued’
Authorized agents would be able to submit Form-27 on behalf of patentees
For filing Form-27, patentees would get six months, instead of current three months, from expiry of financial year
Patentee will not be required to file Form-27 in respect of a part or fraction of the financial year
While on one hand the requirements in Form-27 regarding submission of information by patentees have been eased, it may be noted that Section 146(1) of the Patents Act, 1970 empowers the Controller to seek information from the patentee, as may be deemed appropr

A compulsory license provides that the owner of a patent or copyright licenses the use of their rights against payment either set by law or determined through some form of adjudication or arbitration
According to WTO,Compulsory licensing is when a government allows someone else to produce a patented product or process without the consent of the patent owner or plans to use the patent-protected invention itself.
In other words, it is a licence or authorisation issued by the government to an applicant for making, using and selling a patented product or employing a patented process without the consent of the patentee. The Indian Patents Act 1970 discusses compulsory licensing.
It is one of the flexibilities in the field of patent protection included in the WTO’s agreement on intellectual property — the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement.

It is an annual exercise undertaken in India by Bombay Natural History Society in association with Wetland International, in which enthusiastic birdwatchers count the birds by observing them near their respective breeding grounds.The exercise is a part of ‘International waterbird census’, an international exercise

It has a head office in Ede, the Netherlands It is an independent, not-for-profit, global organisation, supported by government and NGO membership from around the world.
It was founded in 1937 as the International Wildfowl Inquiry and the organisation was focused on the protection of waterbirds. Later, the name became International Waterfowl & Wetlands Research Bureau (IWRB).

It is located in Kolleru lake on Krishna-West Godavari borders in Andhra Pradesh. It was established in November 1999, under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The sanctuary protects part of the Kolleru Lake wetland, which gained Ramsar Convention for International importance in 2002.