Indian Court Nixes Bayer's Nexavar Patent Plea; Cipla Allowed To Market Generic Versions
MUMBAI - In a landmark decision that will further restrict multinational drug companies from introducing their internationally marketed brands in India, the Delhi High Court rejected German drug maker Bayer's plea to stop the Drug Controller General of India - the Indian drug regulator - from granting marketing approval to generic drug maker Cipla for kidney/liver cancer drug Nexavar (sorafenib)
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