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Natco Pharma settles patent dispute with US firm BMS

The patent dispute, which was settled in IPAB, was over the patent of Hepatitis B drug entecavir, owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)

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Last Updated : Jan 13 2015 | 11:54 PM IST

Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma Ltd and US-based Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) have amicably resolved their patent dispute over entecavir, a pharmaceutical combination for treating Hepatitis B, according to a Business Standard report. Both the companies informed about this development to Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB). However, terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
 
The patent which was disputed by Natco Pharma and settled in IPAB is for a pharmaceutical composition effective for once a day oral administration to treat Hepatitis B virus infection in a human adult patient comprising up to one per cent of entecavir (owned by BMS), among other ingredients.
 
FOR COMPLETE REPORT READ: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Natco Pharma settle patent dispute

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First Published: Jan 13 2015 | 11:52 PM IST

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