Patents: A Way of growth for Pharmaceutical Companies
Pharma Industry, Pharmaceutical Distribution and Logistics, Pharmaceutical Patenting, Pharmaceutical Purchasing, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance
Recent developments in the pharma sector, triggering the concerns of cold wars amongst few companies pertaining to the patents for certain drugs, it only reflects as to how standard are our patenting laws, and what are the pro’s and con’s of the international patenting procedures of various countries, and how it implicates the growth of the Industry.
In 2005, India has amended its Patent Act, to protect the interests of the patenting company. Grating a patent gives the company leverage to manufacturing and marketing of the product in exclusivity for a period of 20 years.
Despite of amending the patent laws and the regulations, still the companies couldn’t come to terms with the prevailing conditions of the global market. It’s not a surprising factor, that today there are so many case...