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10 May 2016Asia-Pacific
Gilead gets Sovaldi patent approval in India despite opposition
Gilead has been granted a patent for its hepatitis C drug Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) in India, despite concerns over the cost of the drug.
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2 March 2016 Médecins Sans Frontières has urged the Indian Patent Office to reject a Gilead Sciences patent application covering Sovaldi.
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2 March 2016 Médecins Sans Frontières has urged the Indian Patent Office to reject a Gilead Sciences patent application covering Sovaldi.
Asia
15 March 2016 Activist organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has challenged Pfizer’s patent application covering the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the grounds that it is obvious.
Asia
21 December 2017 Médecins Sans Frontières has challenged a patent application filed by Gilead in China, claiming that the rejection of the patent would “pave the way towards the availability of affordable generic versions”.
Asia
2 March 2016 Médecins Sans Frontières has urged the Indian Patent Office to reject a Gilead Sciences patent application covering Sovaldi.
Asia
15 March 2016 Activist organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has challenged Pfizer’s patent application covering the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the grounds that it is obvious.
Asia
21 December 2017 Médecins Sans Frontières has challenged a patent application filed by Gilead in China, claiming that the rejection of the patent would “pave the way towards the availability of affordable generic versions”.