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Petition: Join the global campaign against Novartis

Novartis: Take your claws off our medicines !  India is known as the ‘Pharmacy of the developing world’ for producing and supplying affordable generic drugs to more than 150 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. But India’s capacity … Continue reading

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India – prices of patented medicines and compulsory licence test case

UPDATE ON APPLICATION U/S 84 OF THE INDIAN PATENT LAW FOR GENERIC PRODUCTION OF PATENTED CANCER DRUG  -  SORAFENIB TOSYLATE Background – Changes in price due to the introduction of product patent regime are starting to be experienced in India. This … Continue reading

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Press: Natco may seek compulsory licence for Bayer’s cancer drug

Source: Economic Times, 24.1.2011, by Khomba Singh NEW DELHI: Natco Pharma plans to seek a compulsory licence from the government to make Bayer AG’s Nexavar in India, invoking a provision in local laws that allows generic drugmakers to make and … Continue reading

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IP Watch: Europe’s Outlook For 2011: EU Patent, Digital Content, Innovation And Free Trade

Source: Intellectual Property Watch, 13.01.2011, by Dugie Standeford Excerpt – “New Medical Innovation Models Coming? In November 2010, the European Parliament hosted a discussion on biomedical innovation with a view to formulating EU policies, Knowledge Ecology International, TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue, … Continue reading

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Press: AIDS drug patents by Abbot, BMS rejected

Source: The Time of India, 13.1.2011, by Rupali Mukherjee MUMBAI: There’s encouraging news for AIDS patients as well as generic companies. The Indian Patent Office recently rejected applications related to two key AIDS medicines—lopinavir/ritonavir and atazanavir —as they did not … Continue reading

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Data Exclusivity and India-EU FTA: Interview with D.G. Shah of Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance

Interview with D.G. Shah, Secretary-General of Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) New Delhi, 13.01.2011 – This week another round of negotiations between the EU and India on a bilateral free trade and investment agreement (India-EU FTA) is taking place in New … Continue reading

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The 2011 Drug Patent ‘Cliff’ And The Evolution Of IP Valuation

By Liza Porteus Viana , 11 Jan 2011, Intellectual Property Watch In today’s global economy, there is an increasing convergence of intellectual property and finance. Wall Street is grappling with how, exactly, to recognise the true value of a firm’s intellectual property, … Continue reading

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Press: Patent office rejects Abbott Labs plea for expensive AIDS drug

Source: DNA, 04.01.2011, by Priyanka Golikeri HIV/AIDS patients across the world can rejoice on this: the Mumbai Patent Office has rejected a patent application on a crucial medicine by multinational company Abbott Laboratories. This rejection allows low cost generic versions … Continue reading

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Press: Supreme Court rejects Bayer’s appeal for patent linkage in India

Source: Pharmabiz, 01.12.2010 “The Supreme Court has rejected the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by multinational drug company Bayer Corporation against the Delhi High Court’s February 9, 2010 decision in which the High Court had rejected Bayer’s petition seeking patent … Continue reading

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