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Novartis´ Glivec Battle With India - Patentability Of Pharmaceutical Extension Patents
On Monday 6 August Novartis suffered a blow in its battle to obtain Indian patent protection for its beta crystalline form of Glivec (Imatinib mesylate). The case has attracted a lot of attention (a) because of India's unusual section 3(d) which limits patentability and (b) because this is the first patent to be challenged from the famous mail-box procedure.
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