Can X Pharmaceuticals Ltd., restrain Y Instra Lab. Pvt. Ltd from using the process of combination of drug ?

CS Executive · Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws · PYQS · December 2023
Can X Pharmaceuticals Ltd., restrain Y Instra Lab. Pvt. Ltd from using the process of combination of drug ?

Answer & Explanation:

After going through the entire material facts of the case, it is apparent that the process of making combination drugs of a chemical material and a micro-organism is a well-accepted process. Hence the process which X-Pharmaceutical Ltd. claims to have developed is really in use for a long time. So, the Company i.e., X-Pharmaceutical Ltd, cannot be said to have evolved a new process unknown to the pharmaceutical world. The significant point is that what is patented by X-Pharmaceutical Ltd. is the "process" and not the combination of drug itself. If, prima facie, the process evolved by the X-Pharmaceutical Ltd., is not found to be patentable, the Y Instra Lab. Pvt. Ltd. cannot be restrained from using the said process for its products and for marketing them. In the instant case, the Y Instra Lab, Pvt. Ltd. had already entered the market few months back. Therefore, it is not proper to restrain them from continuing to market its products.

Topics: Patents Act, 1970

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