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Life Sciences: Patent

A look at the legal conditions to obtain a patent and which legislation applies, which products substances and processes can be protected by patents and what cannot be
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Roche v. Cipla

The seminal Roche v. Cipla decision will resonate in Indian patent litigation for decades to come. Pravin Anand examines its eloquent and articulate interpretation of patent law principles.
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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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What the Controller Got Wrong

Pravin Anand and Aditya Gupta explain the errors the Controller General of Patents made in granting a compulsory licensing order to Bayer. The affordability of pharmaceuticals has been
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