OPPI’s Matai On India’s IPR Regime: Progress, Pain Points, Possibilities

Anil Matai, director general, Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, discusses the evolving intellectual property landscape in India post the 2024 amendments and long-standing sticking points including Section 3(d) of India’s patent regulations and regulatory data protection. Big pharma’s experience when it comes to the Bolar provision and the impact of geopolitical shifts on innovation were some of the other topics he touched on.