Set up special high court benches with experts to resolve patent disputes, says OPPI chief Sridhar

The government should set up specialised benches, with technical experts, in high courts to resolve intellectual property rights disputes, Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) president S Sridhar has said.

The highly technical nature of patent laws requires a thorough understanding of biology, chemistry and trade and commerce in addition to law, said Sridhar, who is also the managing director of Pfizer Ltd...