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Three Days International Symposium on Strategies for Managing Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Chemical Patent Portfolios (United States, European and Chinese Scenario)
We are happy to inform you all that IIPRD and Khurana & Khurana, in association with Sughrue Mion, PLLC, USA, TEE & HOWE IPATTORNEYS,...
Jul 30, 20151 min read
Division Bench of Delhi High Court passed an interim order in Glenmark v. Symed (July 2015)
The High Court of Delhi has passed an interim order wherein the Justices have made it clear that the appellant (Glenmark) may use any...
Jul 27, 20154 min read
Compulsory Licensing Application against the Patented Drug SAXAGLIPTIN by Lee Pharma
Lee Pharma, a Hyderabad-based Indian pharma company, has filed a Compulsory Licensing (CL) Application (in accordance with Section 84(1)...
Jul 27, 20154 min read
Section 3(D) of Indian Patent Act Strikes Again
India revoked yet another drug patent granted to a German MNC, Boehringer Ingelheim, for its respiratory drug, Spiriva ( crystalline...
Jul 27, 20153 min read
Parallel Imports
A company sets different price for its products for different countries as per the requirements. Parallel Imports come about when there...
Jul 17, 20156 min read
NPDC Supplementary Details
Patents are a major area of business proficiency nowadays and recently in India too, it has become as important as marketing, finance,...
Jun 12, 20154 min read


Part 3 of 3: Patent Term Extension laws for Europe and the United States of America: compared and contrasted
This is third and last part of the three part series dedicated to the discussion on the comparison of the Patent Term Extension laws of...
May 12, 20151 min read


Part 2 of 3: Patent Term Extension laws for Europe and the United States of America: compared and contrasted
This is second part of the three part series dedicated to the discussion on the comparison of the Patent Term Extension laws of Europe...
May 12, 20151 min read


Part 1 of 3: Patent Term Extension laws for Europe and the United States of America: compared and contrasted
Many people love comparing and contrasting and I am one of those (at least for study purposes). This time, I am comparing Patent Term...
May 12, 20152 min read
ROLE OF DOCUMENTATION IN PROTECTING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Domestic and International laws prohibit patenting of traditional knowledge of any local community. However, the traditional knowledge,...
Apr 20, 20153 min read
Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
A new act passed in the U.S. house of representative: What will it protect? Patent exclusivity, non-patent exclusivity, or both? Anything...
Apr 9, 20155 min read
Supreme Court stayed the Delhi High Court order of injunction against Glenmark over the Generic drug “Sitagliptin”
Reportedly, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on Special Leave Petition filed by Glenmark stayed the Delhi High Court order which passed...
Apr 2, 20156 min read
E- Filing of Application for Registration of Geographical Indications in India
Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks issued public notice dated 11 March 2015 launching electronic filing of application...
Mar 16, 20151 min read
Recent decision of Delhi High Court in the case of GILEAD PHARMASSET, LLC V. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
Recently, the Delhi high court on dated 30 th January 2015 set aside an order of the Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs. The...
Feb 23, 20153 min read
‘Pro Tem’ Relief to Xiaomi for importing and selling of Qualcomm based Handsets in India
Reportedly, a bench of Delhi High Court temporarily allowed Xiaomi to sell few of its devices in India about a week after the suspension...
Dec 26, 20142 min read
CIPLA’s plea for revocation of Novartis Patents for Onbrez may face major set back by the Government
As reported in TOI , the Indian Government has found very little merit in Cipla’s plea for waiver and cancellation of Patent rights for...
Dec 17, 20143 min read
Xiaomi Injunction: Yet another injunction given too soon?
In CS(OS) 3775/2014, as we understand from multiple sources, Xiaomi has been injuncted from manufacturing its line of smart phones for...
Dec 15, 20143 min read
PATENTS IN THE FIELD OF OUTER SPACE
An Indian space craft successfully entered Mars' orbit, marking it as the first interplanetary mission for the country making India in...
Oct 22, 20147 min read
Vacation of injunction upon invalidation of patent by USPTO ePlus. v. Lawson Software
In a recent judgment, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 25, 2014, vacated the U.S. District Court's decision on...
Aug 22, 20144 min read
Revised Draft Guidelines for Examination of Pharma Patent Applications
We have earlier reported the release of Draft Guidelines for Examination of Pharma Patent Applications. The Patent office has now...
Aug 22, 20143 min read
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