Government won't dilute stance to waive patent rightsThe government has ruled out any dilution in its stance on granting compulsory licences, or waiving patent rights in case of a public healt...
24 Mar, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
India has right to grant compulsory licences under WTO: GovernmentThe government today said every member of the WTO, including India, has the right to grant compulsory licences (CL) and also decide the gro...
23 Mar, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
Make way for automatic compulsory licencing in pharma: RSSNoting that India is known as the 'Pharmacy of the World' for providing cheap medicines for those affected by blood cancer, HIV-AIDS and ot...
03 Jan, 2016, 07.36 PM IST
Government rejects BDR Pharma's CL application for anti-cancer drugUnder the Indian Patents Act, if a medicine is deemed unaffordable, a compulsory licence can be issued to a generic drug maker in public in...
10 Nov, 2013, 12.09 PM IST
Patent office rejects BDR Pharma’s compulsory licensing applicationThe Patent Office rejected BDR’s application on the grounds that the company did not make enough efforts to obtain a voluntary licence for ...
31 Oct, 2013, 05.49 AM IST
DIPP may seek information from DCGI to manufacture generic version of Roche's anti-cancer drugWorried over the exorbitant prices of the drug in the Indian market, the ministry urged the DIPP to invoke this section.
06 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- India lawyers bag Antitrust Writing Award
Two young Indian lawyers today bagged the prestigious Antitrust Writing Award for their article on "compulsary licensing in India".
10 Apr, 2013, 03.18 PM IST
BDR Pharma seeks cancer drug licenceBDR Pharma has filed an application with the Mumbai Patent Office, seeking compulsory licence to market a crucial cancer drug, dasatinib
19 Mar, 2013, 10.52 AM IST
- Intellectual Property Appellate Board postpones Bayer's compulsory licence appeal
IPAB has postponed German company Bayer AG's appeal against the grant of a compulsory licence of its patented drug Nexavar to Natco Pharma ...
21 Aug, 2012, 07.11 PM IST
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...
17 Aug, 2012, 11.23 AM IST
- No applications pending from pharmaceutical companies seeking compulsory licenses: Government
The government has clarified that no applications are pending from pharmaceutical companies seeking compulsory licences for producing low-c...
09 May, 2012, 10.05 PM IST
- 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...
09 May, 2012, 05.43 PM IST
- US protests patent issuance to Natco to sell copied versions of Nexaver
Visiting US Comm Secy, in his meeting with Commerce & Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Monday, raised concerns about the compulsory licenc...
27 Mar, 2012, 03.43 AM IST
- Natco Pharma’s invoking of compulsory licensing could trigger cheaper drug production
Companies like Sun Pharma feel that this may be a risky strategy to follow, and will wait and watch to see how the situation unfolds.
14 Mar, 2012, 10.18 AM IST
- Natco Pharma bags licence to sell Bayer's cancer drug Nexavar
The government has allowed a local drugmaker Natco Pharma to make and sell a patented cancer drug at a fraction of the price charged by Ger...
13 Mar, 2012, 02.19 AM IST
- 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.
03 Aug, 2011, 05.19 AM IST
- No additional norms to issue compulsory drug licences
The government has decided to retain the flexibility it has in issuing compulsory licences for patented drugs in case of public health emer...
12 Apr, 2011, 01.49 AM IST