Dr. Vishwas H Devaiah
E MAIL: vishwasdevaiah@gmail.com,
vishwas123@gmail.com
BIO
Vishwas H Devaiah graduated from University
Law College, Bangalore with a BAL, LLB degree.
He then went on to finish LLM (International
Economic Law) from University of Warwick and PhD
in Law from the University of Liverpool.
He has worked as a researcher at Alternative Law
Forum, Bangalore on the Knowledge and Culture
Commons Project and also as a consultant with
World Health Organization, 3D (Geneva), Clinton
Health Action Initiative (CHAI) and University
of Liverpool Management School. He is also the
co-founder of Initiative for Medicines Access
and Knowledge (I-MAK), New York. He has also
taught at University of Liverpool.
His research interests include Medical Law,
Intellectual Property Law, Law and Politics of
Regulation, and Banking Law.
Publications
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'Impact of Bioethics on
Patentability of Inventions', Indian Journal of
Medical Ethics Vol. VII (1), (2010), pp.14-17.
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'A Critical Discussion of the
Disinvestment/ Privatization Process in India
Since the Start of the Economic Reforms in 1991'
Journal of Asian Public Policy, Vol. 2(2),
(2009), pp. 222-231. ISSN No. 17516234 (Online
ISSN 17516242) {with Saptarshi Ghosh}
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'TRIPS Flexibilities: A
Critical Review' in Manish Ashiya (ed.) TRIPS
and Global Pharmaceutical Industry: Perspectives
and Implications (Hyderabad: ICFAI University
Press, 2006).
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'Plundered Commons and
Legalized Robbery' in Anthra (ed.) Indigenous
Knowledge in Livestock Care (Secunderabad:
Anthra, 2006) 113-120.
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'The Impact of Article 39.3
in India: A Practical Perspective' (New York:
Institute for International Law and Justice,
South Asia Dialogue Series, 2006) {with Tahir
Amin, Priti Radhakrishnan and Michael Steffen}
Available at http://www.iilj.org/research/SouthAsiaDialogueSeries.asp
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'A question of origin: What's
in Champagne that ain't in Basmati?' Infochange:
Trade and Development, May 2004.
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'TRIPS, Patents and Public
Policy: A pot of Gold and a Tale of woes!' Infochange: Trade and Development, May 2004.
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'TRIPS: A Tale of the
Shrinking Ocean called 'Public domain (An El
Nino in the info age)' Infochange: Trade and
Development, May 2004.
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'TRIPS, Indigenous Knowledge
and the Bio-rush' Infochange: Trade and
Development, May 2004.
- Vishwas H Devaiah, 'The case of the money-making
mouse, Intellectual Property and Human Rights'
Humanscape Magazine Vol.XI(VIII), (2005).
REPORT SUBMITTED
Vishwas H Devaiah and Caroline Dommen, Trade
related intellectual property rights,
livelihoods and right to food in India," Country
briefing to the Committee on Economic Social and
Cultural Rights (CESCR), 2008, Geneva.
CONFERENCE/SEMINARS/LECTURES
May 2010
Cross-Border Clinical Trials, University of
Liverpool. Paper Titled: "Reviewing the
Regulation of Biomedical and Stem Cell Research
in India"
March, 2008
Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual
Conference, University of Manchester. Paper
Titled: "Stem cells and the ethics of
innovative therapies in India"
March 2008
Association for Legal and Social Philosophy (ALSP),
University of Nottingham.
Paper Titled: "Should premature use of stem
cells be allowed to treat patients in the guise
of innovative therapies?"
December 2007
Second National Bioethics Conference: Moral and
Ethical Imperatives of Health Care Technologies,
Bangalore. Paper Titled: "Impact of bioethics
on patents"
January 2006
Worldly Mindset: Managing the Context Indian
Institute of Management, Bangalore. Paper
Titled: "Perspectives on Intellectual
Property and Innovation"
October 2005
State University of Campinas, Brasil. Paper
Titled: "Submidialogia"
September 2004
Anthra, Pune. Paper Titled: "Plundered
Commons and legalized robbery"
October 2003
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. Paper
Titled: "Implications of Intellectual
Property Rights for Medical and Media
Professionals"
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
IMLAB Research Scholarship, University of
Liverpool.
Open Society Institute Grant, Switzerland.
COURSES TAUGHT
Law of Contract and English Legal System and
Legal Skills II
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