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

$~ * 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 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 Jur