F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG & ANR. vs NATCO PHARMA LIMITED

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 567/2024 & I.A. 33088/2024, I.A. 44310/2024, I.A. 44384/2024 F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG & ANR. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Pravin Anand, Ms. Shrawan Chopra, Ms. Prachi Agarwal, Mr. Devinder Rawat, Mr. Achyut Tewari, Mr. Aayush Maheshwari, Ms. Elisha Sinha, Ms. Krisha Baweja, Mr. N. Mahabir, and Ms. Archana Shanker, Advocates (M:8604633567) versus NATCO PHARMA LIMITED .....Defendant Through: Mr. J. Sai Deepak, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Afzal B. Khan, Mr. Samik Mukherjee, Ms. Amrita Majumdar, Mr. Dominic Alvares, Mr. Avinash Kr. Sharma, and Mr. Sharad Besoya, Advocates (M: 7585965845) Email: [email protected] CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGMENT % 24.03.2025 MINI PUSHKARNA, J: INDEX S.No. CONTENT PARA NOs. 1. Factual Matrix 1–9 2. Submissions of the Plaintiffs 10 – 10.30 3. Submissions of the Defendant 11 – 11.21 4. Submissions of Intervener in 12 – 12.5 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AMAN UNIYAL CS(COMM) 567/2024 Page 1 of 95 Signing Date:24.03.2025 19:12:33 Application, I.A. 44310/2024 5. Submissions of Intervener in 13 – 13.7 Application, I.A. 44384/2024 6. Analysis and Findings 14 – 107 I Finding on the Aspect of Prima 15 – 82 Facie Case A Anticipation by Prior Publication 18 – 58 – Section 64(1)(e) of the Patents Act a. Statements Made in Foreign Jurisdictions B Issue of Obviousness – Section 59 - 71 64 (1)(f) of the Patents Act C Challenge qua Non Patentability 72 – Section 64(1)(d) of the Patents Act D Issue of Misrepresentation – 73 – 74 Section 64(1)(j) of the Patents Act E Ground with regard to non- 75 – 77 compliance of requirements – Section 8 of the Patents Act F No presumption of validity of a 78 – 79 Patent G Criteria at the time of 80 – 82 considering an application for interim in