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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | We will not yield to pressure to grant patents, says Sharma-Sujay Mehdudia

We will not yield to pressure to grant patents, says Sharma-Sujay Mehdudia

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published Published on Apr 2, 2013   modified Modified on Apr 2, 2013
-The Hindu


Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has termed "historic" the Supreme Court's rejection of Novartis' claim for patent for its anti-cancer drug Glivec.

He said the Indian Patent Act was in conformity with its international obligations under the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement. "It is a historic judgment. It reaffirms the position of Indian law and, in particular, provisions of Section 3D, which mandates... a substantive innovation... for grant of a fresh patent," he said in a statement here.

Along with his Ministry, Mr. Sharma has been a strong votary of a compulsory licensing regime and has favoured no-compromise approach to the issue of life-saving drugs. "We have a commitment to the people of India, especially the poor, and will not succumb to any kind of pressure to grant patents beyond their normal lives...."

Novartis does not have a patent for Glivec in the Indian market as the drug was introduced here before India adopted its new patent regime.

However, since the new version of the drug is just a small improvement on the older one, India has rejected the company's patent appli cation.


The Hindu, 2 April, 2013, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/we-will-not-yield-to-pressure-to-grant-patents-says-sharma/article4571671.ece


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