India 'refuses' to progress Novartis Galvumet patent application
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Executive Summary
The Indian patent office has declined to "proceed further" with Novartis' application for vildagliptin and metformin in a single formulation (Galvumet) citing lack of inventive step and objections around the "sufficiency of disclosure".
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