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Compulsory licensing of drugs only after exhausting all other measures: Department of Pharmaceuticals secretary Manoj JoshiThe government plans to address the high costs of innovative medicines by first negotiating prices. Compulsory licensing will be considered...- Over 1,300 anti-cancer drugs to get cheaperIndia's National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority is set to cap trade margins on anti-cancer drugs starting November 2026. The initiative a...
- Govt plans instant ban on manufacturing of drugs failing key quality testsPharma companies could have their drug licenses suspended immediately if quality tests indicate failure. The health ministry's proposed cha...
- Experiments on animals set to become easierThe Centre plans to significantly change the regulations governing animal experimentation. The proposed rules aim to allow institutional et...
- 2 years, Rs 6 lakh and a failed test: Indian man living in Norway reveals why getting a driving licence is so tough. ‘They were not testing whether I could drive a car.’In stark contrast to India's more relaxed approach, Norway's driving license acquisition process is rigorous and comprehensive. One Indian ...
- India-UK trade pact not to restrict India's use of compulsory licensing in any form: MoS Jitin PrasadaIndia's ability to use compulsory licensing remains unrestricted by the India-UK free trade agreement. This vital tool for accessing life-s...
- Experts flag UK-India FTA over patent terms, access to drugsConcerns are mounting in India over the UK-India Free Trade Agreement's potential impact on access to affordable medicines. Experts fear th...
- India-UK FTA does not dilute New Delhi's right to issue compulsory licences: OfficialAn official clarified that the India-UK free trade agreement doesn't weaken India's power to issue compulsory licenses or add new requireme...
- India-UK trade pact subtly curtails India's ability to issue compulsory licenses: GTRIIndia's free trade agreement with the UK includes clauses on intellectual property. These clauses may limit India's ability to issue compul...
- Compulsory licensing for Covid vaccines not very attractive option; tech transfer is the key: GovtNiti Aayog Member V K Paul, the Chair of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), noted that technology t...
- Cap Covid-19 medicines, vax prices, issue compulsory license to scale up output: RSS-affiliate SJM to govt“Introduction of the competition is the best way to lower the prices. Patent protection is the major barrier to the generic production of t...
- India 'privately' against patent-overriding drug permits: USIBCA compulsory license can be invoked by a national government to allow someone else to produce a patented product or process without the con...
- Linking patented drug price to per capita income may hit generic drug makers: ExpertsA government panel's proposal to link the price of patented drugs to per capita income is likely to shut out the option of compulsory licen...
- Patented drugs: No application pending for compulsory license, says governmentAmid concerns that more domestic pharma companies could seek compulsory licenses to replicate patented drugs, the government said no such a...
- Natco examining other drugs to identify compulsory license targetsWe have mostly targeted unaffordable life saving drugs which are either unavailable or in-adequately available at an exorbitant cost. These...
- Should compulsory licensing be allowed?The CL on sorafenib does not only help cancer patients, it also is a step towards building domestic manufacturing capacity and knowhow in a...
- ET in the classroom: Compulsory licencingET explains Compulsory Licensing, a provision that allows governments to override Patent rights
- NGO to seek compulsory licensing of cancer drugsHealthcare groups, campaigning for access to medicines, are going all out in their fight against drug patents in India.
- UPA to redo patent law, widen compulsory licensingThe UPA government has decided to overhaul the patent law of the country, broadening the scope for invoking compulsory licensing (CL).
- Patents report makes a number of provisions for compulsory licensingTHE report of the joint committee of both houses of parliament on the Patents (Second Amendment) Bill, has left plenty of room for compulso...
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