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28 February 2014AsiaDebashish Banerjee and Shukadev Khuraijam

Beyond patent enforcement: the Herceptin phoenix

Roche sprung a surprise of sorts at the expense of Indian biopharmaceutical company Biocon and US drugmaker Mylan when it succeeded in securing an interim injunction restraining them from relying upon, or otherwise referring to, Herceptin, Herclon or Biceltis or using any data relating to the drug trastuzumab marketed as Herceptin, Herclon or Biceltis including data relating to its manufacturing process, safety, efficacy and sales.

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