Sanofi, Sanofi Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi Aventis France v. Teva Santé, Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris, France, 3 October 2012, Case No. 12/57056, with thanks to Pierre Véron and Isabelle Romet, Véron & Associés, for sending in the decision, including a translation and summary in English
On 3 October 2012 the presiding judge of the tribunal de grande instance de Paris issued a preliminary injunction against Teva Santé.
This is a French development of the European litigation concerning Sanofi’s combination SPC irbesartan/HCTZ covering its flagship drug for the treatment of hypertension marketed under the brand CoAprovel which gave rise, inter alia, to the following decisions:
UK - Actavis v. Sanofi, (CJEU referral, which may be read here)
NL - Sanofi / Pharmachemie & Teva – Irbetasan & HCTZ (preliminary injunction against Pharmachemie and Teva, which may be read here)
DE – Sanofi / Actavis Landgericht Düsseldorf 15 August 2012 (preliminary injunction against Actavis, which may be read here)
The order handed down on 3 October 2012 by the presiding judge of the tribunal de grande instance de Paris enjoins Teva Santé from marketing in France a generic irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Sanofi’s French SPC No. 99 C0001 on the combination of the two active ingredients irbesartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, and hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, is based on claim 20 of European patent No. 0 454 511 protecting the combination of irbesartan and “a diuretic”.
On 3 October 2012 the presiding judge of the tribunal de grande instance de Paris issued a preliminary injunction against Teva Santé.
This is a French development of the European litigation concerning Sanofi’s combination SPC irbesartan/HCTZ covering its flagship drug for the treatment of hypertension marketed under the brand CoAprovel which gave rise, inter alia, to the following decisions:
UK - Actavis v. Sanofi, (CJEU referral, which may be read here)
NL - Sanofi / Pharmachemie & Teva – Irbetasan & HCTZ (preliminary injunction against Pharmachemie and Teva, which may be read here)
DE – Sanofi / Actavis Landgericht Düsseldorf 15 August 2012 (preliminary injunction against Actavis, which may be read here)
The order handed down on 3 October 2012 by the presiding judge of the tribunal de grande instance de Paris enjoins Teva Santé from marketing in France a generic irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Sanofi’s French SPC No. 99 C0001 on the combination of the two active ingredients irbesartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, and hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, is based on claim 20 of European patent No. 0 454 511 protecting the combination of irbesartan and “a diuretic”.
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