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Showdown for big pharma in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear final arguments in a landmark case over drug patents that could change the rules for the country's healthcare sector and potentially curb its global role as a supplier of c
India considers price controls for patented drugs
India is planning to rein in prices of expensive patented drugs to make medicines affordable to its predominantly poor population, a top government official said on Friday.
Drug patents expiry to give generic pharma market shot in arm
The patent expiry of several major 'blockbuster' drugs, coupled with other factors, will fuel growth of global generic pharmaceuticals market by 2017, research firm Frost & Sullivan said.
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Kadapa engineer gets new patent
An engineer from Kadapa, Samatha Rayalu, has got patent from the Union Government for inventing a gaseous hydro turbine (GHT) for extraction of methane from deep sea waters. Claimed to be the first of
Facebook, Yahoo! patent battle heats up
A legal battle between Yahoo! and Facebook heated up on Friday with the floundering Internet pioneer accusing the rising social network star of buying patents just to retaliate in court.
The accusati
Russian inventors sue Sony for patent violation
Two Russian inventors have filed a patent violation lawsuit with a Moscow court against Sony Electronics in Russia.
They claim that a rear touchpad installed on Sony's new high-powered handheld conso
Kodak sues Apple, HTC over digital image patents
The struggling Eastman Kodak Co (EK.N) on Tuesday sued Apple Inc (AAPL.O), whose market value is more than 2,400 times greater, accusing it of infringing four patents related to digital camera images.
