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Sun Pharma secures relief in 'Pantocid' trademark disputeDelhi High Court has halted Ahmedabad-based Finecure Pharmaceuticals from producing and selling drugs with names similar to Sun Pharma's 'P...
Victor Willis death: How did Village People lead singer die? From 'Y.M.C.A.' hit to regular fixtures for Donald Trump rally, all about Texas-born music legendVictor Willis cause of death: Village People name was long assumed to be a reference to Greenwich Village in New York, which was the center...
Delhi HC allows Intas to sell cancer drug Bevatas, sets aside order favouring Sun PharmaThe Delhi High Court division bench has ruled in favor of Intas Pharmaceuticals, allowing the company to introduce its anti-cancer medicati...
Profit on paper, loss in reality: How a routine accounting tool is used to deceive and take investors for a rideAmortisation is a number most investors skip, but it can shape reported profit. On the surface, it looks routine: A company spreads the cos...
Govt plans crackdown on lookalike drug brandsAccording to people in the know, the government is likely to consider as valid only the brand names which were approved first by the regula...
Look-alike, sounding similar drugs likely to face strict actionEarlier, in January India's Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), India's apex drug advisory body, deliberated on the issue of same brand n...
Cipla shares rise after Vysov anti-diabetic drug acquisitionCipla has been co-marketing Vildagliptin in agreement with Novartis under brand names Vysov and Vysov M (Vildagliptin plus Metformin), the ...
New policy likely to resolve drug name anomalyThe government has geared up to resolve the confusion, restricting companies from using same brand names for different drugs. The health mi...
The colour purple that has left drug makers like Dr Reddy's Laboratories paleThe reference here has nothing to do with the Pulitzer-winning book of Alice Walker, but the actual colour that has pushed big pharma to pu...
HC reserves order on Novartis-Cipla drug disputeThe Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on a dispute between pharma firms Novartis and Cipla over manufacturing of the drug Indacater...
Delhi High Court comes to Intas rescue, stops Arinna Lifescience for trademark violationDelhi High Court gave relief to Ahmedabad-based drug maker, Intas Pharmaceuticals, by granting an ex-parte injunction against the sale of V...
Charak Pharmaceuticals wins case against Glenmark over drug nameCharak Pharma has won a six-year-old case involving its product Evanova, with court directing Glenmark to rename its drug Econova within fo...
- Govt may make registration of drug brands mandatory
Move to help regulate brands to avoid duplication & confusion.
- HC rejects Fulford plea against United Biotech, Oscar Remedies
When a trademark is derived from the common generic name, no single proprietor can claim absolute monopoly in such name or trade mark, rule...
- HC bans MNS Pharma from lipid-control drug sale
Delhi HC has stopped Hyderabad-based MNS Pharmaceuticals from selling its lipid-lowering drug, MHS Rosuv. When contacted, an MSN Pharmaceut...
- Zydus Cadila loses trademark case against Wallace
The Gujarat High Court upholds contention that trademark was derived from ingredient and was in use for long.
- US’ Alcon wins case against Ajanta Pharma
US-based drugmaker Alcon has won a trademark case against its Indian counterpart Ajanta Pharma preventing the latter from selling its popul...
- HC restrains Polish company from using Ranbaxy's domain name
The Delhi High Court has restrained a Poland-based company from using the domain name, which is similar to domestic drug maker Ranbaxy's do...
- Pharma cos locked in trademark battle
There are hundreds of instances where a company’s plea to register a trademark for its drug is vehemently being opposed by a rival firm.
- SC admits Medley Pharma's plea alleging IPR violation
The Supreme Court has admitted Medley Pharmaceuticals' plea seeking to restrain an Ahmedabad- based firm from marketing drugs under its tra...