Health Diplomacy — Legal Precedents

Legal Precedents

Novartis AG v. Union of India

2013

This landmark Supreme Court judgment upheld India's patent law provisions that prevent evergreening of pharmaceutical patents, rejecting Novartis's patent application for the…

Bayer Corporation v. Natco Pharma Ltd

2012

The Intellectual Property Appellate Board's decision to grant India's first compulsory license for the cancer drug Sorafenib marked a significant moment in pharmaceutical policy…