HC restrains 4 pharma firms from making, selling Novartis Sacubitril, Valsartan tablets
New Delhi: In a major relief to Novartis, the Delhi High Court has restrained various generic pharmaceutical companies from manufacturing or selling Valsartan and Sacubitril tablets, a combination to treat cardiovascular diseases, as it may amount to infringement of patent of pharma major Novartis AG.
The injunction order has been passed against Natco Pharma, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Eris Lifesciences and Windlas Biotech, generic pharma firms making or selling Valsartan and Sacubitril.
Novartis, being the patentee, has been selling Valsartan and Sacubitril tablets in India under the brand "Vymada" since 2016.
The court's order came on the plea by Novartis, represented through advocate Mamta Jha, seeking to restrain other pharma firms from manufacturing or selling the patented combination of Sacubitril and Valsartan tablets.
Justice Jayant Nath said,
"An injunction is passed in favour of the plaintiffs and against all the defendants restraining the defendants, their agents etc. from manufacturing, importing, selling, offering for sale, etc. any pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of Valsartan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and Sacubitril or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or more specifically a pharmaceutical composition comprising combination of Sacubitril +Valsartan as a sodium salt complex or in any other form which may amount to infringement of Indian Patent...of plaintiff no.1 (Novartis AG)".
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