Competition Commission of India (CCI) to investigate global hybrid seeds giant Monsanto for abuse of dominance in relation to alleged excessive and discriminatory royalties for Bt cotton seeds-
Comment- This CCI order raises an important issue which places the manner of enforcement of intellectual property rights in India vis-à-vis the competition law under question. The CCI order gives a prima facie impression as if the CCI is entering into the domain of fixation of royalties for sub-licensing of Bt. cotton seed patents, but…