NUJS Kolkata professor Shamnad Basheer, who is the HRD ministry’s chair professor for intellectual property, argued over two days in his first-of-its-kind academic intervention in the landmark Novartis-Glivec patent hearing in the Supreme Court.
Swiss drug maker Novartis had approached the SC in September when it was refused a patent for cancer drug Glivec which is sold by India’s generic drug makers to reportedly 1.2 billion Indians and to poorer nations across the world.
Basheer argued before justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Desai that even though Novartis didn’t satisfy the test to patent Glivec, excessive pricing can also not be a ground to revoke a patent. [Spicy IP]
In August, pharma company Natco had filed for defamation against Basheer in the Delhi high court, claiming that its reputation was harmed by Basheer’s comments in his entry in SpicyIP on the company’s ongoing legal battle.
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Being a Noojie you should know he is a govt. appointed Chair Professor. The seat of the Chair is in NUJS. His obligations do not include teaching in class!
Fellow Noojie.
"I’m glad to report that the bench, consisting of Justice Alam & Justice Desai, gave Shamnad a patient and receptive hearing in his role": is getting a patient and receptive hearing success in a case?? Come on, Spicy IP. Lose the sycophancy.
How on earth can you compare Apples with Oranges?!
1. let us appreciate Shamnad's efforts. Trust me guys its very difficult to get non-technical guys understand this stuff. was in court hearing case of Mars and Swiss against UOI. It was hilarious, Petitioner's lawyer (a lady senior advocate known for creating huge hue and cry) was having difficulty in pronouncing the technical names and read the stuff and judges were yawning and opposite side layer s. ganesh was the only one who could understand anything at all. So Shamnad must have drilled something to all sides. Kudos!
2. Shamnad were u AC or intervener. If AC then court needed u and if intervener u were just harping about urself.
3. finally, i trust this guy wouldn't deviate from his basic job i.e
Shamnad was not an amicus, but an intervenor. This fact comes out if you download his 'submissions' file that are available on the SpicyIP site.
I don't know the deal between Professor Singh and Basheer...but having some knowledge of the chairs, I can tell you that the main purpose is to increase research and policy..
Also even though he is not obligated to teach, he has taught once almost every year. So i dont know what trash you keep talking about.
and about PhD... first find out what it takes to be a Chair Professor. Then say something blabbermouth.
Even Justice Ruma Pal wasnt a PhD but the govt. appointed her as head of Human Rights Chair in NUJS. Are you saying that is also MP Singh's charisma?
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