The Delhi High Court directed Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to stop selling or expanding its diabetes drug “Olymviq,” citing phonetic similarity with Novo Nordisk’s “Ozempic.” Justice Jyoti Singh noted such similarity in pharma crosses an unacceptable threshold, indicating prima facie trademark infringement.
Delhi High Court judge Jyoti Singh criticised frequent absence of Central government lawyers in patent cases, asking Chetan Sharma to address non-appearance in matters involving Controller of Patents and Designs, warning situation unacceptable.
