Permanent Bar Against Glenmark's Sitagliptin Copies
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Executive Summary
The Delhi High Court has permanently enjoined Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd from making and selling its generic version of Merck & Co's diabetes therapies Januvia (sitagliptin) and Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin hydrochloride). The Indian firm has been found to have infringed the sitagliptin patent.
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