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PHARMA PATENT BATTLE
Dr Reddy's Labs launches copy of BI drug; move may lead to legal battleUnder its brand Vicra, Dr. Reddy's is expected to sell the drug in India at less than a third of the price charged by Boehringer Ingelheim....
Taming the virus: Is a patent waiver on COVID vaccines the best option for the world?The forthcoming G20 meeting on October 30-31 in Rome should focus attention on these steps, instead of quietly acquiescing to the EU offer ...
Poly Medicure wins long patent battle against German pharma giant B BraunThis could also bolster its case in some of the other European jurisdictions where it is defending patent infringement suits from the Germa...
Rise in ex-parte orders upset generic drugmakers' future business plansCases where courts forbid Indian drugmakers from launching generic versions of patented drugs has rattled domestic pharma sector.
Novartis loses legal battle over Glivec, huge boost for local drug cosNovartis' Glivec is priced at Rs 1.2 lakh whereas local generic versions, which feed most of the poor countries of the world, cost a fourth...
- Cipla’s patent win against Roche boosts hopes of generic drugmakers
The Delhi HC ruling favouring India’s second largest drugmaker Cipla has come as a shot in the arm for other generic makers who are fightin...
- Natco Pharma begins sales of Bristol Myers' cancer drug Dasatinib
Hyderabad-based generic drugmaker Natco Pharma has started selling copies of global pharma major Bristol Myers Squibb's cancer drug Dasatin...
- Big pharma companies must allow generic firms to sell cheap HIV drugs to poor nations
An independent mechanism that protects the patent rights of Big Pharma while allowing generic firms to sell cheap, copycat HIV drugs to poo...
- Hoffman La Roche loses patent suit against Matrix Pharmaceuticals
Roche has lost a patent infringement suit against Matrix Pharma to prohibit the Indian firm from selling its anti-cancer drug Tarceva.
- Sun to stop making Alzheimer's drug after losing patent battle
Sun Pharma has lost patent battle for manufacturing and marketing of the generic version of Alzheimer's drug to US' Forest Laboratories.
- Novartis moves SC in Glivec patent case
Swiss major Novartis AG has moved the Supreme Court challenging Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) decision to reject its patent ...
- Pfizer charges Sun with another patent violation
A legal battle between Pfizer and Sun Pharmaceutical has escalated.
- US firm drags Sun Pharma to court on Strattera
US drug giant Eli Lilly & Co has filed a patent infringement suit against Sun Pharmaceutical Industries to prevent the latter from selling ...
- Novartis warns India of losing R&D biz to China
Multinational drug makers would prefer China for investments in pharma research so long as India keeps the bar for patenting a drug so high...
- Wockhardt challenges patents litigation
Wockhardt Pharma has just got into the game. The co is challenging Abbott Lab patent on epilepsy drug.
- Local generic cos eye US windfall
Indian generic pharma companies may now find it easier to challenge patents in the US. In another twist in the battle between innovators an...
- DRL expects verdict in Aciphex case by May 15
As the patent clash between Dr Reddy's Labs (DRL) and Japanese pharma firm Eisai for the control over $1.3-billion anti-ulcer drug Aciphex ...