Pfizer Emerges Top Patent Applicant in India

U.S.-based Pfizer has emerged as the biggest pharma patent applicant in India as the Kolkata-based Patents Office opened the mailbox of patent pleas for pharma and agrochem inventions for 1995-2005. Mailbox applications are meant to recognise inventions as India switches to a product patent regime. Johnson & Johnson with 262 submissions emerged as the second largest applicant.

Algorum (http://algorum.com/articles/articles.asp?id=1438§ion=Pharma)