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Chemistry World August 24, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Indian court dismisses Bayer's patent law case Bayer has failed in its attempt to stop Indian regulators giving marketing authorization to a generic version of its kidney cancer drug Nexavar (sorafenib), despite its 20 year patent having only been granted last year.
Chemistry World July 11, 2012 Ling Wang	China Targets Patented Drugs with Law Change China has altered its licensing laws to allow domestic pharmaceutical companies to make cheap generic copies of patented drugs under certain circumstances.
Chemistry World February 15, 2007 Victoria Gill	Novartis Contests India's Patent Law Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has accused the Indian government of failing to comply with WTO rules after it refused to grant the company a patent on its cancer drug Glivec.
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Manjeet Kripalani	India: Bigger Pharma Tougher patent protection laws are spurring rapid growth in new drug research across India.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2008 Stephen Albainy-Jenei	The War on (the Cost of) Drugs Pharmaceutical companies could be hurt by countries disregarding drug patents.
Chemistry World August 14, 2015 Jennifer Newton	No one should be denied medication 'My whole fight today, for the third world, is for access to medicine at affordable prices,' attests Indian generics manufacturer Cipla chairman Yusuf Hamied.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Amrita Ghaswalla	Changing the Dialogue No industry leader is more closely associated with the goal of seeding the globe with low-cost generics than Mumbai-based Cipla Chairman Y.K. Hamied.
Salon.com June 1, 2001 Daryl Lindsey	The AIDS-drug warrior Outspoken AIDS-drug activist Jamie Love says pharmaceutical companies must be forced to yield their patents to save hundreds of thousands of lives. Is he a visionary -- or a dangerous radical?
Chemistry World April 8, 2013 Sarah Houlton	India rejects Novartis patent appeal India's Supreme Court has denied Novartis' appeal against the decision to refuse patent protection for its anticancer drug Glivec (imatinib mesylate).
Chemistry World August 6, 2007 Victoria Gill	Novartis Loses Indian Patent Law Case Swiss drug firm Novartis has lost its legal case against the Indian government, who it had accused of 'unconstitutional' patent law practices. The ruling sets an important precedent that will cheer the flourishing generics market in the country.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Stan Bernard	The Payer C Change: From Customers to Competitors "Payers have evolved to become powerful global contenders with pharma for increasingly limited funding of drug budgets." Understanding why and how this payer shift to dominance occurred is critical for pharmaceutical professionals in adjusting their business model.
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Chemistry World October 17, 2014 Dinsa Sachan	Indian manufacturers hit back over quality claims The Indian pharmaceutical industry has asked its government to sue authors of a study published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research in early September.
Chemistry World May 21, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Big Pharma set for generics boost Pharmaceutical firms have been rushing to ensure they minimize their losses by expanding their generics businesses and reach into emerging markets.
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2005 Tamsen Valoir	Legal: State Compulsory Licenses The Supreme Court extended the power of eminent domain. Now states want to issue compulsory licenses under the same principle to control drug prices.
Salon.com May 1, 2001 Daryl Lindsey	Amy and Goliath A first-year law student brought a giant pharmaceutical to its knees. But will her victory for South Africa's AIDS sufferers deprive the world of new medicines?
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Salon.com March 19, 2001 Ben Barber	Fighting the plague The World Trade Organization steps into Africa's AIDS crisis, creating incentives for pharmaceutical companies to give some of their drugs away.
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Chemistry World September 17, 2010 Andrew Turley	Free trade could throttle generics from India International agreements on intellectual property threaten the flow of generic HIV drugs from India to developing countries, according to a new report.
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Managed Care September 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Patent Law Rulings Work in Favor of Generics Thanks to recent Supreme Court rulings, manufacturers of generic drugs are in a good position to continue expansion of their market share.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2009 Brian Orelli	Can Emerging Markets Save Pharma? Probably not until after they emerge.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007	Thought Leader: Connected Markets, Rob Dhoble It used to be that pharma companies had one marketing strategy for the US and other developed nations, a second strategy for emerging countries, and a third, mostly focused around access, for the developing world. But in a global environment, that doesn't work.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Brian Lawler	Rock-Solid News From Onyx Results show that the drug Nexavar works in another type of cancer. But investors need to consider other issues when taking a closer look at this pharma.
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Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 William Looney	High Noon For Hot Markets Fading growth, overstretched governments, and a global governance backlash against pharma business are turning up the heat on the performance of emerging country markets.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007	Harbingers of Change What to watch, and watch out for, in the bottom half of '07. The IMS Health Editorial Board identifies what it believes are the key events that will impact the global pharmaceutical market in the near future.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 Charly Travers	A Glimpse of Bristol-Myers' Portfolio Late-stage drugs are crucial for a company beset with patent losses.
Chemistry World October 29, 2007 Arthur Rogers	Deal to Allow Poor Nations Better Access to Cheap Drugs MEPs belatedly approved EU ratification of a 2005 World Trade Organization protocol on compulsory licensing -- potentially paving the way for developing countries to order generic drugs from manufacturers abroad without infringing patent rights.
Chemistry World August 23, 2012 Dean Baker	Monopoly money It is remarkable that the system of patent support for prescription drug research has not become more of a policy issue.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Treating Patents It may seem unusual that a court ruling challenging patent protections is considered a victory for Big Pharma. But the decision was supported by pharmaceutical companies, along with the Justice Department, as a way to spur biomedical research and new-drug development.
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