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What was the Indian Supreme Court's rationale for upholding the rejection of Novartis' patent in the Novartis AG v. Union of India & Others (2013) case?

Option: 1

 The court believed that Novartis did not have a valid patent claim.


Option: 2

The modifications to the drug did not enhance its therapeutic efficacy significantly.


Option: 3

The modifications to the drug did not enhance its therapeutic efficacy significantly.


Option: 4

Novartis was charging excessively high prices for the drug.


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The Indian Supreme Court upheld the rejection of Novartis' patent because the modifications to the drug did not enhance its therapeutic efficacy significantly enough to warrant a new patent.hence option b is correct.

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