Call for IP protection norms for manufacturing generic drugs in India

18 August 2011

India’s Department of Commerce has called for coordination among various ministries for a consensus on adoption of intellectual property (IP) protection measures. The move would ensure that the measures go beyond what is obligatory under the World Trade Organisation’s TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) agreement, comments the local newspaper Business Standard.

The suggestion is significant as TRIPS plus provisions like data exclusivity in medicines are some of the key demands that are delaying the progress of free trade and economic cooperation agreements between India and its developed country partners, including negotiations with the European Union on an FTA.

UN Political Declaration

This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free.  A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.

Login to your account

Become a subscriber

 

£820

Or £77 per month

Subscribe Now
  • Unfettered access to industry-leading news, commentary and analysis in pharma and biotech.
  • Updates from clinical trials, conferences, M&A, licensing, financing, regulation, patents & legal, executive appointments, commercial strategy and financial results.
  • Daily roundup of key events in pharma and biotech.
  • Monthly in-depth briefings on Boardroom appointments and M&A news.
  • Choose from a cost-effective annual package or a flexible monthly subscription
The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed

Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK





Today's issue

Company Spotlight





More Features in Generics