In a landmark decision, the Delhi High Court overturned an injunction against Natco, allowing them to produce a generic version of Novartis’s cancer drug. The Court held that Novartis’s patent on a specific salt form of the drug (ELT-O) lacked novelty due to its coverage in an earlier patent (IN’176).
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CASE BRIEF: FMC Corporation & Ors. vs. Natco Pharma Limited
Facts (with Timeline): i) FMC Corporation and FMC Agro Singapore Pte. Ltd. (collectively referred to as “Plaintiffs”) were assigned Indian Patent No. 298645 (suit patent/IN’645) titled...
Read more about CASE BRIEF: FMC Corporation & Ors. vs. Natco Pharma LimitedDelhi High Court asks the Patent Office to decide on amendments and give adequate opportunity in Opposition Proceedings
In a recent decision, the Delhi High Court gave clarity about how amended claims during opposition proceedings have to be dealt with by the Controller...
Read more about Delhi High Court asks the Patent Office to decide on amendments and give adequate opportunity in Opposition ProceedingsRecap 2021- Indian Patent Case Laws
In this post, we bring to you few Patent Cases decided by Indian Courts in the year 2021 Merck Sharp And Dohme Corp & ANR...
Read more about Recap 2021- Indian Patent Case LawsNatco withdraws compulsory license, signs agreement with Eli Lilly for Barcitinib; Patent Office notifies extension of timelines and more
In this week’s patent news: Patent Office notifies Supreme Court’s order on Extensions of Timelines; Patent office announces JPO/IPR Training Course FY 2021; BananaIP and...
Read more about Natco withdraws compulsory license, signs agreement with Eli Lilly for Barcitinib; Patent Office notifies extension of timelines and moreNatco files compulsory license request; USA approves temporary patent waiver; Ericsson and Samsung settle dispute and more
In this week’s patent news: Natco files compulsory license request for Baricitinib; USA approves temporary patent waiver; EU critical of US proposal for patent waiver,...
Read more about Natco files compulsory license request; USA approves temporary patent waiver; Ericsson and Samsung settle dispute and moreCompulsory Licensing in India
Mark Twain once said “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please”. How is this relevant to this Compulsory Licensing...
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Pharmaceutical industries seem to be making headlines this season. Over the past few weeks there have been numerous news reports with respect to the...
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