Saxagliptin CL Round 1: Controller shoots down Lee Pharma
As we’d reported a couple of days ago, the Controller of Patents has issued a prima facie finding on Lee Pharma’s Compulsory License application to manufacture saxagliptin, AstraZeneca’s patented anti-diabetic drug. The order [PDF], dated 12 August 2015, has just been uploaded to the IPO website. The Controller’s prima facie findings seem to be almost perfectly aligned with our assessment of Lee Pharma’s application. While he agrees that Lee is an interested party and has made bona fide attempts to negotiate a voluntary license, he finds that Lee…
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