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Novartis Case Review

This Post was first published on 15th May, 2013. NOVARTIS AG (APPELLANT) Vs. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS (RESPONDENTS) Decided by the Supreme Court of India, CIVIL APPEAL Nos. 2706-2716 OF 2013. Brief Facts The Appellant, Novartis, filed an application for patent in 1998 for a crystalline salt form of Imatinib and its use in cancer treatment. It specifically claimed the methanesulfonic acid addition salt form of the compound, Imatinib, called as Imatinib Mesylate (commonly referred to as Glivac or…

July 15, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 2152Views 0Like

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Leading Food Products Company

Nature of the company: A leading food products company Why they approached us: Filed more than two thousand trade marks, but the portfolio was in disarray. Spending lot of money on duplicate filings, and maintenance of dead marks. Needed a third party review of the value of their trademark portfolio. What did we do: Performed a thorough due diligence, and compliance check. Analyzed the value of each mark based on business/legal parameters. Submitted a…

May 26, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Case Study 0Comment 698Views 0Like

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A large multi-national company with an R&D center in India

Nature of the company: A large multi-national company with an R and D center in India Why they approached us: Wanted to improve the quality, and number of inventions coming out of their Indian R & D center; Wanted to spread IP awareness among their engineers/scientists, and build some basic skills such as patent searching, disclosure drafting, and so on; Wanted to set up an in-house IP team, and institute processes that suit specific Indian circumstances. What…

May 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Case Study 0Comment 640Views 0Like

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Technology Giant

Nature of Company: Technology Giant Why they approached us: Could not find an end to end IP service provider who could manage services ranging from patent filing to risk assessment and analytics. Were not happy with the earlier service provider, a leading traditional law firm whose work approach involved excessive transactions and investment of too many man hours from the client. Could not find a firm which had interdisciplinary technology expertise. What did we do: Developed…

May 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Case Study 0Comment 774Views 0Like

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Drug Discovery

Nature of Company: Drug Discovery Why they approached us: Did not have an IP Management Process. Did not have an in house IP team to manage IP and IP related transactions. Needed cost effective worldwide patent services. What did we do: IP Audit was performed to understand the R and D Process and set up a robust IP system within the organization. Organized IP training program across the company to build IP awareness. Worked…

May 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Case Study 0Comment 862Views 0Like

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A Leading Automotive Company

Nature of the Company: Leading Automotive Company Why they approached us: Were facing difficulty in identifying and uncovering potential IP within the organization. Lacked direction in patent portfolio development in the past. Unhappy with the quality of patents provided by previous service provider What did we do: Performed a comprehensive IP audit/ Mining exercise through document review, interviews and extrinsic/intrinsic research. Performed technology landscape and identified white spaces to help the R and D department…