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19 November 2019Big PharmaSaman Javed

UKIPO dismisses Swiss IP office’s bid to stop Indian pharma TM

The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property ( SFIP) has failed to stop an Indian pharmaceutical and medicine wholesaler from registering the trademark ‘Swisslife Forever’ at the UK Intellectual Property Office ( IPO).

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