Bolar Exemption India Files: Roche Blocks Alleged Infringer Of Evrysdi Patent

More legal action in India that has the Bolar exception provision at its crux with Roche, in this instance warding off a local drug maker in the Evrysdi patent infringement case.

Roche Thwarts Alleged Patent Infringing Activity. • Source: Shutterstock

Roche appears to have thwarted, at least for now, an alleged infringement attempt pertaining to the patents for its oral spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment Evrysdi (risdiplam) in India.

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