Roche gives up on India patent for breast cancer drug

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Roche gives up on India patent for breast cancer drug

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/roche-gives-india-patent-breast-cancer-drug-085959301.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zBEEFIgbvOpHwVYSKqaSeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-16T085959Z_1_CBRE97F0P0400_RTROPTP_2_HERCEPTIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A phial and pack of herceptin are seen in London June 9, 2006. [Herceptin, the drug at the centre of.." align="left" title="A phial and pack of herceptin are seen in London June 9, 2006. [Herceptin, the drug at the centre of.." border="0" /></a>ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG has decided not to pursue a patent application for its breast cancer drug Herceptin in India, the Swiss company said on Friday, as Western drugmakers come under pressure over high prices in the fast-growing market. The Kolkata Patent Office said earlier this month that it had dismissed certain patent applications filed by Roche, because the company had failed to submit the applications for Herceptin correctly. &quot;Roche has come to the conclusion not to pursue Indian Patent No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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