EXPERT VIEW: Recent Cases Lift Pharma Confidence In India IP Protection
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Dr. Jonathan Atkinson, member of the board of HGF Ltd, the UK-based intellectual property law firm, has seen a steady pick-up in confidence in India's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime amid a string of critical judgments concerning Big Pharma over the recent past.
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