Never-ending patent dispute over Galvus
By Kim, Jin-Gu | translator Kim, Jung-Ju
23.04.14 12:08:33
Proactive claim for judgment on the scope of rights against generic companies
Litigation related to the invalidation of material patent extension is still ongoing
In a patent dispute over Galvus, a DPP-4 inhibitor-type diabetes treatment, Novartis received a dismissal from the Intellectual Property Tribunal. Apart from this trial decision, the Galvus patent dispute is expected to continue for some time. This is because the dispute between Novartis and the generic company regarding the extension of the duration has not yet been resolved, even though the substance patent expired in March of last year. According to the pharmaceutical industry on the 14th, the Intellectual Property Tribunal recently made a decision to dismiss Novartis in a trial to confirm the scope of its rights filed against a generic company. A dismissal is a trial decision in the sense that the claim does not m
Kim, Jin-Gu(kjg@dailypharm.com)