Sun Pharma wins trademark case against Navi Mumbai companyThe Bombay High Court has ruled against a Navi Mumbai drugmaker. The court prohibited the use of brand names 'Absun' and 'Absun Pharma'. Th...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses to halt Sun Pharma’s Pruease tables sales over trademark rowThe Delhi High Court has denied RSPL Health's petition to stop Sun Pharmaceutical Industries from selling Pruease tablets, a constipation r...
13 Jun, 2025, 09.02 PM IST
Indian domain name plaints up 60% in 2015; country ranks 11th, US tops WIPO listSimply put, cybersquatting is the abusive registration of trademarks as domain names, where an individual or company attempts to usurp the ...
20 Apr, 2016, 12.57 PM IST
Delhi High Court stays transfer of IPR cases to lower courtsThe Delhi High Court will for now not transfer out any pending intellectual property rights cases to lower courts irrespective of their pec...
04 Dec, 2015, 04.12 AM IST
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...
17 Dec, 2014, 10.46 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman discusses intellectual property rights related issues with officialsThe Obama administration had been strongly criticising India's investment climate and IPR laws, especially in the pharmaceutical and solar ...
17 Jun, 2014, 09.39 PM IST
In desi Viagra market, companies fight over namesSettling a trademark dispute between two major desi viagra players on Wednesday, the IPAB disallowed them from using two trademarks.
02 Aug, 2013, 10.41 AM IST
Govt ready to discuss patent policies with US lawmakersIndian Ambassador to US, Nirupama Rao, offered concerned lawmakers to discuss the issue for the sake of long-term bilateral and strategic p...
26 Jun, 2013, 04.17 AM IST
Patent war: Indian drug firms hike legal expense to take on global peersThe domestic pharma industry has spent 1,963 crore on legal cases and opinions so far this fiscal, a 21% increase over last year.
16 Nov, 2012, 05.11 AM IST
- Indian Drugs Manufacturing Association reviewing government directive on drug branding
Indian Drugs Manufacturing Association will take a call on legal action in its meeting on Friday after a new directive by the health minist...
19 Oct, 2012, 06.09 AM IST
US threatens to take India to WTO over Nexavar GenericThe US has threatened to drag India to the WTO for issuing the firstever compulsory licence to a domestic company to manufacture generic ve...
05 Jul, 2012, 01.05 PM IST
- US ups the ante on Nexavar Generic, threatens to take India to WTO
The US House of Representatives and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have threatened to drag India to the WTO.
05 Jul, 2012, 08.23 AM IST
- Sun Pharma shares plunge on damages sought by Wyeth
Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical dropped nearly 3% as the company said that US-based Wyeth has sought damages worth $960 mn in a patent dispute.
16 Feb, 2012, 07.31 PM IST
Wyeth makes $960 mn claims on Protonix patent case: Sun PharmaSun Pharma said US-based Wyeth Pharma has sought damages worth $960 mn related to their ongoing patent dispute over generic version of Prot...
15 Feb, 2012, 11.26 PM IST
- Zydus, Teva end patent disputes
Ahmedabad-based ZydusCadila and Israeli generic major Teva have settled their patent disputes over active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)...
02 Jun, 2009, 01.44 AM IST
- Teva, Glenmark call an end to patent dispute
Israeli generic major Teva and Mumbai-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals have settled a patent dispute over various generic versions of Coreg -...
23 Apr, 2009, 01.14 AM IST
- Wadias file case against Danone
The case is an apparent breach of non-compete clause by Danone for picking up stake in Avesthagen.
05 Dec, 2006, 02.51 AM IST