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‘Nexavar’ Attains Judicial Nirvana
The Curious Case of Sorafenib tosylate, as I had put it earlier, has finally reached its climax. In an order passed on 12 December 2014, the Supreme Court of India has declined to interfere with the order passed by IPAB upholding the grant of Compulsory License to Natco Pharma for the drug ‘Nexavar’. Supreme Court’s […]
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Drug Maker ‘Novartis’ to Face the Cold
The Bull is all set to lock its horns once again. We all know of the famous Novartis v. Union of India case which spread waves of debates across the country hovering around the themes like monopoly v. affordability, innovation v. public good, rich v. the poor, etc. Then solicitor general of India, Mr. Paras […]
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Apple: Too Hot for Chinese Menu!
A Beijing court’s judgment against Apple Inc. with respect to the validity of a patent held by Zhizhen Internet Technology, a Chinese company, is making headlines. Apple challenged Zhizhen’s contention alleging that the patent rights of Zhizhen Internet Technology to a speech recognition technology were invalid and thus dragged the Shanghai based company to Beijing’s […]
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The Curious Case of ‘Sorafenib Tosylate’
‘Sorafenib Tosylate’ drug, which is famously referred to as ‘Nexavar’ has hit the headlines once again. Brushing off Bayer Corporation’s claims, the Bombay High Court ruled out the German based drug maker’s challenge of the Controller of Patents decision to grant compulsory license to Natco Pharma Ltd, a Hyderabad based pharmaceutical company. The court rejected […]
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Frito-Lay North America loses the Patent, Trademark Infringement Case against Medallion Foods
Frito-Lay North America filed a suite against Medallion Foods & Ralcop Holdings Corporation on the ground of following issues. Allegations The bowl shaped tortilla chips made by defendant Medallion Foods and its associate Ralcop Holdings Corporation infringe on the trademarks for similiar shaped chips manufactured by theplaintiff. The lawsuit is brought to restrain the defendant […]
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US Business Associations urge Obama to take corrective measure for fair trade with India
The captains of seventeen leading US industry associations including including US Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to US President Obama urging him to take effective steps on discriminatory behavior of Government of India (GOI) with the US business communities. The associations represent the industries from manufacturing to agricultural services. They mentioned that the present […]
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