Delhi High Court favours Natco, Alembic; allows them to export generics of Bayer's drugsBayer had approached court in 2016 to stop Alembic Pharmaceuticals from exporting its generic of the German company's blood thinner brand '...
Natco Pharma's partner MylanInc gets USFDA nod for cancer drugThe company's marketing partner Mylan Inc has received a tentative approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
High Court rejects AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug pleaThe Delhi High Court has dismissed AstraZeneca’s plea to block Hyderabadbased Lee Pharma from making copies of its anti-diabetes drug Ongly...
Natco Pharma's US partner Mylan files application with USFDANatco Pharma's marketing partner Mylan Inc has filed an application with the US health regulator for generic Sorafenib tablets used mainly ...
Indian patent and pharma laws should not be considered discriminatory: Public CitizenIn a submission to US International Trade Commission, 'Public Citizen' said that India's rules meet the data protection requirements.
- Bayer demands withdrawal of Natco Pharma's compulsory licence
In March, India allowed Natco Pharma to legally make and sell a low-cost version of cancer drug Nexavar at 3% of the original medicine's pr...
Cipla breached patent rights by slashing cancer drug price: Bayer PharmaBayer has not given its consent to Cipla to launch its generic Sorafenib & co's decision to cut price "is clear patent infringement," Bayer...
- Patented drugs: No application pending for compulsory license, says government
Amid concerns that more domestic pharma companies could seek compulsory licenses to replicate patented drugs, the government said no such a...
Cipla shocks rivals by slashing cancer drug prices up to 75%Kidney cancer drug will now be available at Rs 6,840 for a month's supply, down from Rs 28,000. Lung cancer drug will cost Rs 4,250, down f...
Natco victory could encourage other generic companies also to apply for compulsory licenceEarlier this week, a ruling effectively cut the price of high-cost cancer drug Sorafenib by 97%. But that’s just one of many legal battles ...
- 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...
- Natco Pharma files India's first compulsory licence plea
Natco Pharma has applied for the country's first compulsory licence to sell a generic version of Bayer's patented medicine.
- Natco may seek compulsory licence for Bayer's cancer drug
Natco Pharma plans to seek a compulsory licence to make Bayer AG's Nexavar in India, invoking a provision in local laws that allows generic...
- Bayer drags Cipla to court over patent
German drugmaker Bayer has filed a patent infringement case against Cipla, the largest domestic drug seller, to stop the Mumbai-based compa...
- Cipla's clone of Bayer cancer drug gets nod
This case was keenly watched by both pharma industry and health activists because it had much wider ramifications.
- Cipla opposes patent for GSK’s cancer drug
Cipla has filed a grant opposition in the Kolkata patent office against GSK's newly-launched breast cancer drug on grounds of obviousness a...
- New approach to "re-sensitize" treatment resistant tumours
Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Centre have suggested a new approach that can "re-sensitize" tumours, which have become resi...