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Commentary On Compulsory Licensing Under The Patents Act, 1970
Patents provide exclusive rights to the patent proprietors over their novel creations. There is an implied expectation that the owners of the patents will work the patented inventions pragmatically on a commercial scale without any undue delay. However, in certain cases, these rights are exploited for anti-competitive practices. In order to prevent such abuse, the … Continue reading Commentary On Compulsory Licensing Under The Patents Act, 1970
Read more »Sofosbuvir: The Next Pre-Grant Opposition Target by I-MAK
After anti-influenza drug Tamiflu (Oseltamivir Phosphate) and antiretroviral drug Viread, Gilead Sciences is again back in news, this time with its hepatitis C (HCV) drug Sofosbuvir. Like Tamiflu and Viread’s pre-grant opposition, Sofosbuvir patent application is also facing pre-grant opposition. Non-profit group I-MAK (Initiative for medicines access and knowledge) has filed a pre-grant opposition against … Continue reading Sofosbuvir: The Next Pre-Grant Opposition Target by I-MAK
Read more »Sun Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly: Doctrine of Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
December 16, 2010 - 8:38 am
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A remarkable latest change in the Patentability has risen from the decision of the Federal Circuit in the case Sun Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly, over the later’s patent that claimed the use of gemcitabine (GEMZAR), a drug to treat cancer. Sun Pharma moved to lower court to invalidate this patent on the grounds of obviousness-type … Continue reading Sun Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly: Doctrine of Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
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