Category Archives: Indian Patent Law

Novartis: stop strangling the supply of affordable medicines from India

Source: Stop AIDS Campaign 19 September 2012 AIDS activists from across the UK staged a murder mystery inspired protest today outside the gates of a UK Novartis plant, demanding the Swiss pharmaceutical giant drops a court case which campaigners say … Continue reading

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Video: India’s drug-patent rules

As pharmaceutical giants Novartis and Bayer challenge India’s drug-patent rules, The Economist’s correspondents discuss the potential implications for health care in the developing world.    

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‘We can offer better drug access to developing countries’

Source: The Times of India Crest Edition 15 September 2012 DG Shah, secretary general of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, has taken up the cudgels on behalf of domestic generic companies. He tells TOI-Crest that if the government wins the battle … Continue reading

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India: Balancing Public And Private Interests In The Intellectual Property Regime

  Published on 18 September 2012 @ 2:03 pm By Patralekha Chatterjee for Intellectual Property Watch NEW DELHI – In this month, there have been two court orders in India that underscore the complexities underlying the country’s intellectual property regime. … Continue reading

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Showdown for Big Pharma in India’s highest court

Source: Reutors MUMBAI/LONDON | Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:43am EDT (Reuters) – India’s highest court will hear final arguments starting this week in a landmark case over drug patents that could change the rules for the country’s healthcare sector and potentially curb … Continue reading

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From outlier to trendsetter

  Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal July 18, 2012 The world’s brand-name drug makers have long viewed India as their problem child for delaying compliance with international property rights law while serving as the developing world’s pharmacy for generic drugs. … Continue reading

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Activists from around the world gather in Cape Town and rally against Novartis attack on the ‘pharmacy of the developing world

Cape Town, 11 July 2012 /– Health activists, academics, medical doctors, government representatives, and lawyers today held a rally protesting the drug company Novartis’ court case against the Indian government, warning that the case could have a devastating impact on access to affordable medicines. … Continue reading

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Rally by South African Groups against Novartis case against Indian Government

South African health activists, academics, medical doctors, government representatives, and lawyers will gather in Cape Town to rally against the legal case by the drug company Novartis against the government of India. The outcome of the case will have far-reaching … Continue reading

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Novartis Case hearing in Supreme Court postponed again to 22 August 2012

final arguments in the Indian Supreme Court case of Novartis vs. Government of India has been re-scheduled for 22 August 2012. The case was due to start next Tuesday, 10 July. The postponement is due to a request from lawyers … Continue reading

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Big Pharma in legal battles for monopoly prices in India

Source: The Conversation Hans Lofgren 5 June 2012 Two large multinational pharmaceutical companies are fighting for patents and monopoly pricing in Indian courts. The outcomes of the cases – involving Novartis and Bayer – are likely to determine the country’s … Continue reading

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