Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has sued Indian drug makers, including Ranbaxy Laboratories and Dr Reddy's, for alleged patent violation of ingredients used in Coreg, used for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
Drug maker Natco on Monday said that the Patent Office has upheld the firm's opposition to an application of Yeda Research & Development Company for patenting a generic version of a product of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.
Israel's pharma firm, Teva, is planning to invest Rs. 4000 crores in India.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, India's top drugmaker by sales, said it expected to get US approvals for a paediatric dosage of its generic version of Augmentin, GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster antibiotic, within a month.\n\n\n\n
The deal would involve Pfizer paying with 11.3 of its shares for each Allergan share.