Noida's Commercial Court Grants Copyright Protection to Jubilant Pharmova’s Drug Dossiers

A Commercial Court in Noida has ruled in favor of Jubilant Pharmova Ltd., granting copyright protection for its pharmaceutical dossiers and restraining Apitoria Pharma and Hetero Labs (defendants) from using them.

Jubilant claimed that Apitoria and Hetero copied its dossiers, which were submitted for the marketing approval of three antifungal drugs and qualified as original literary works under the Copyright Act, 1957.

The defendants argued that regulatory filings lack copyright protection, but the court found that substantial portions were copied without permission.

The court ruled that Jubilant’s dossiers qualify as literary works, issued a permanent injunction, and awarded legal costs to Jubilant.

Damages are yet to be determined.