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		<title>No Compromise: India Protects Patents Act in High-Stakes UK Trade Pact</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 06:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tapan Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[India, the &#8220;pharmacy of the world,&#8221; has long been a lifeline for millions, churning out affordable generic medicines that make healthcare accessible across the Global South. With over $25 billion generic drug industry exporting half its production, India’s commitment to &#8230; <a href="http://www.tapanray.in/no-compromise-india-protects-patents-act-in-high-stakes-uk-trade-pact/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Biosimilar Drugs: Why Prescriptions Aren’t Still Enough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tapan Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 3, 2015, in a Press Release, Novartis announced, “Zarxio(TM) (filgrastim-sndz) is now available in the United States. Zarxio is the first biosimilar approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the first to launch in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.tapanray.in/biosimilar-drugs-why-prescriptions-arent-still-enough/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Big Pharma&#8217; Prowls Falter: Triggers Off Yet Another Critical Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tapan Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8216;Big Pharma&#8217; prowls faltered yet again exposing the ‘fault line’ to all, when the GSK global head honcho, a pharma icon in his own right, Sir Andrew Witty supported the pharmaceutical policy of India, while in the country earlier &#8230; <a href="http://www.tapanray.in/big-pharma-prowls-falter-triggers-off-yet-another-critical-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Patent Conundrum: Ignoring India Will Just Not be Foolhardy, Not An Option Either</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tapan Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent verdict of the Supreme Court against Novartis, upholding the decision of the Indian Patent Office (IPO) against grant of patent to their cancer drug Glivec, based on Section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act, has caused a flutter &#8230; <a href="http://www.tapanray.in/patent-conundrum-ignoring-india-will-just-not-be-foolhardy-not-an-option-either/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>EU-FTA, TRIPS-Plus provisions, Data Exclusivity, Public Interest and India</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tapan Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Standard in its January 27, 2011 edition reported, “Data Exclusivity still key hurdle to India-EU FTA” Before deliberating on this important issue of “Free Trade Agreement (FTA)”, let me touch upon very briefly, for the benefit of all concerned, &#8230; <a href="http://www.tapanray.in/eu-fta-trips-plus-provisions-data-exclusivity-public-interest-and-india/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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