Tag: Pharmaceutical

Etanercept applications granted by IPO

The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs on 7 November 2016 allowed two applications of Pfizer Ireland covering their commercial method for production of Etanercept, dismissing four pre-grant oppositions.
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Pharma Dossier

Packaging, labelling and marketing of pharmaceuticals has evolved rapidly in India, with concerns about ‘deceptive similarity’ at the helm. Our Pharma Dossier (Vol. 1) discusses trade mark jurisprudence
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Merck Vs Glenmark

In a first, the Delhi High Court has held the patent of the Plaintiff, Merck, valid and infringed upon by Glenmark in what is a welcome decree for
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Working in the Public Interest

Parties can apply for a compulsory licence in India on several grounds, including that the invention is not worked in the country. Neeti Wilson explores. 2015 marks a
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Vicissitudes of Indian Patent Law

Since 2011 – for a period of more than two years – the weakest intellectual property legislation in relation to the world of chemistry, i.e. patent law in
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