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As semaglutide goes off patent, weight-loss gold rush begins. Pharma bets big, court case lingers

Several leading Indian drugmakers have already secured regulatory approval or recommendations to produce and market generic versions of the weight loss drugs in India.

SC declines to restrain Zydus from selling cancer drug biosimilar, tells Bristol Myers to approach HC

A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India suggests Squibb to conduct a mapping exercise of Zydus product with their claimed patent to ascertain infringement, if any.

Roche patent case: Why SC refused to halt Natco’s generic spinal muscular atrophy drug Risdiplam

Roche had approached Delhi High Court, accusing Natco of violating its Indian patent, before going to the Supreme Court with its petition.

Govt grants patent to Bengaluru firm for first-of-its-kind system to manage Aadhaar data

SISA says its newly patented system will help streamline automated detection, masking, and secure management of Aadhaar data across various platforms without user intervention.

Delhi High Court restores PepsiCo’s patent for potato variety used to make Lay’s

In 2019, PepsiCo sued some Indian farmers for cultivating FC5 potato variety, accusing them of infringing its patent. It sought over Rs 10mn each for alleged patent infringement.

Pandemic can’t be allowed to devastate nations because of sophisticated, one-sided WTO rules

For President Joe Biden to take a stand against pharmaceutical companies is no small matter. His presidential campaign was the near sole beneficiary of pharma largesse in 2020.

Johnson & Johnson, Modi govt at odds over compensation for faulty hip implants

Government says Johnson & Johnson has put it 'in writing' that it will pay aid but firm remains vague in its response on the subject.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.