Venus Remedies has received patents from South Africa for its antibiotic combination product Potentox.

Depomed may take lagal route to protect the patent rights of it extended release antidiabetic pill Glumetza even as Lupin seeks regulatory approval to market a generic version of the the drug in US.

A generic drug consignment of 1.74 million tablets of anti-platelet drug clopidogrel from Mumbai-based Macleods Pharma have been seized at the Paris airport, as part of the ongoing confiscation of pharmaceutical products shipped from India at various European ports alleging patent violations.

Warner Chilcott is likely to settle lawsuit against Lupin for alleged infringement of its patents covering oral contraceptive pills Loestrin 24 Fe and Femcon Fe.

No legal right is superior to the requirements of public health, say pharma MNCs

KLM boycott will be a retaliatory action against EU nations confiscating Indian drug shipments illegally

OxyContin was the ninth most-selling drug in the US in 2008 with sales of $2.5 billion

Sun Pharma had settled a similar patent dispute with Forest on Lexapro in July

Indian generic firm Natco is facing a lawsuit from Israeli drug maker Teva on a generic version of the multiple sclerosis drug glatiramer acetate (Capaxone).

Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Matrix Laboratories subsidiaries entered into a settlement and license agreement with Pfizer Inc relating to anti-fungal voriconazole generic tablets.