Russia's Nativa plans to start production of Novartis anticancer drug

31 October 2018
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Russian drugmaker Nativa, which is known for its legal battles with global pharmaceutical companies over intellectual property issues, is applying to receive a compulsory license for the production of a generic version of anticancer drug nilotinib (trade name Tasigna), reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent.

Tasigna is protected by a patent held by Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NOVN: VX) until the middle of 2023, according to the Russian company.

To date, Nativa has already appealed to the Moscow Arbitration Court with a claim against Novartis and the Russian Federal Agency for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent).

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