Twelve Chinese pharmaceutical companies are appealing a court ruling that sides with Pfizer and prevents local drug makers from selling generic versions of Viagra, a state-run newspaper said Tuesday. The companies filed the appeal Monday at Beijing's High People's Court, calling for the reversal of a lower court decision to uphold Pfizer's patent for the impotence drug, the China Daily said. The case is seen as a litmus test for whether China is committed to protecting intellectual property rights.
June 21, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Twelve Chinese pharmaceutical companies are appealing a court ruling that sides with Pfizer Inc. and prevents local drug makers from selling generic versions of Viagra, a state-run newspaper said Tuesday.
The companies filed the appeal Monday at Beijing’s High People’s Court, calling for the reversal of the June 5 decision by a lower court to uphold Pfizer’s patent for the impotence drug, the China Daily said.
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