NOVARTIS CASE STUDY BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE: Novartis is a Swiss drug maker which produces and sells an anti cancer drug called ‘Glivec’. It had filed an appeal before the Honorable Supreme court of India for the grant of patent of the same. The appellant had first filed an application for patent in Chennai Patent office on July 17‚ 1998. The appeal was filed for grant of patent for Imatinib Mesylate in beta crystalline form which they claimed to be an invention on the following grounds:
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primary foundations for the power which it exercises over the American judicial system is the basics of judicial review. This power consists of the ability of the Supreme Court to decide upon “review” that a piece of some form of Government action is not permitted under the Constitution and can be deemed “unconstitutional”. The Supreme Court established this idea early in its existence and was empowered as a vital institution in the American Government primarily by exercising it. Judicial review is controversial
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What are the effect of foreign languages on the average americans responses ? The body responds to different stimuli in different ways. My hypothesis is that when americans are exposed to foreign languages their body will respond in very definite ways. The body shows clear physical signs every emotion conveyed. For example‚ the human heart rate changes with every single change in emotion and studies have been done to prove such. The american response to languages not understood by them is a topic
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Who is Thurgood Marshall? He was the first African-American to go into the Supreme Court Justice. While working as a lawyer he argued over 32 cases before he go into the supreme court and he won 29 of them. Thurgood Marshall accomplished many things in life and in being a lawyer. Thurgood
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The Supreme Court has had to rule on issues regarding Presidential immunity in a few cases. Three specifically have helped to set the precedent for how the court would interpret another case brought before the court. In Mississippi v. Johnson the ruling decided whether a president can have an injunction placed on him/her based on the carrying out of their executive duties. Next‚ in the case of Nixon v. Fitzgerald the court ruled on whether a president can be personally sued for decisions they
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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court of the land. “Supreme Court decisions help shape the law of the land” (Winter‚ 2009). The Supreme Court of the United States is composed of 9 Justices. The United States Supreme Court ensures that the President of the United States‚ Congress‚ and state governments are adhering to the articles of the United States Constitution. “The Supreme Court has original‚ or trial‚ jurisdiction only in rare instances (set forth in Article III‚ Section2
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Clarence Thomas is the second colored male justice to serve on the U.S Supreme Court. I wanted to write about Clarence Thomas because i was fascinated how he overcame racial barriers‚ why he rarely asked questions in court‚ also his opinion as a U.S Supreme Court justice. I wanted to write about Clarence Thomas because‚ he overcame racial boundaries. Clarence Thomas spoke at a small gathering of students about his previous racism he remembers experiencing when leaving his native south. “The worst
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Congress and the states should pass an amendment that allows a staggered 18-year term limit on the tenure of the Supreme Court justices. Under this proposal‚ each justice would serve for 18 years‚ and the terms would be established so that there is a vacancy every two years. The vacancies would be on the first and third years of the presidential term. This would allow enough time so that the senate would pass somebody through and the president would not be denied one of his two appointees. The terms
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parliament. At the beginning of the Putney Debates‚ Sir Thomas Fairfax turned suddenly ill‚ and he selected Cromwell to take his place as moderator of the debates. Similar actions continued during the king’s trial. Fairfax was appointed to the special court to decide the fate of Charles I‚ however Fairfax never attended the actual trial. On the first day of the trial when Sir Fairfax’s name was called a voice responded with “He had more wit than to be here‚” which turned out to be Fairfax’s wife. In
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Eyewitness Identification In the Supreme Court case of Lorenzo Prado Navarette and Jose Prado Navarette‚ Petitioners‚ versus the state of California (argued January 21‚ 2014‚ decided April 22‚ 2014)‚ two men argued that one of their constitutional rights had been violated. In August of 2008‚ a Mendocino County dispatcher received a call from a woman reporting that another vehicle had run her off the road (Navarette v. California‚ 2014). The dispatcher notified the California Highway Patrol (CHP)
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