Tag Archives: Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Review of Indian Working Requirements

This newsletter (attached below) from a leading Indian firm, contains a good review of the perils of the working requirement in India. It also provides a good summary of three recent decisions holding pharma patents invalid for obviousness. What is striking is … Continue reading

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NOVARTIS A.G. v. UOI – What is Novelty in Indian Courts?

Can everything old be made new again?  Lots has been written about the Indian Supreme Court rejecting a patent application claiming a crystal modification of imatinib mesylate (Gleevec), which is used to treat CML.  Novartis’ attempt to “evergreen” Gleevec with … Continue reading

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