Zydus Plea Challenging Helsinn’s Nausea Medication Patent Rejected: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court delivered an important judgment explaining the scope of the Patents Act, 1970 in relation to patent examination and pre-grant opposition. The case arose from a challenge filed by Zydus Healthcare Ltd. against a pharmaceutical patent granted to Helsinn Healthcare SA, a Swiss drugmaker. The dispute concerned a nausea and vomiting medication, and the court ultimately refused to interfere with the patent grant. Details of the patent…