Confusion reigns over pharmaceutical and biotech-related patents in India owing to uncertain application of patent law and pressure from generics.
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Chowdhury, P., Khan, S., Dutta, P. et al. Pharmaceutical and biotech product patents in India: doldrums or blissfulness?. Nat Biotechnol 32, 133–134 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2809
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