Novartis tops Indian patent filings by pharma firms
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Executive Summary
India granted 979 patents in the area of drugs and biotechnology in 2009-10, while the industry filed 4,373 patent applications during the period, according to government data. Both figures mark a decline over the previous year, in line with the overall decline in applications filed and patents granted in India during 2008-09, the latter largely on account of technical and manpower issues.