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Dispute over asthma treatment patents comes before commercial court
Summary
A dispute over patents for asthma and COPD treatments has been brought before the Commercial Court by Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland, trading as Norton (Waterford) Limited, against Italian company Chiesi Farmaceutici SPA. Teva alleges that three patents, granted in 2007 and 2008 and set to expire in 2027 and 2028, are invalid due to lack of novelty, an obvious inventive step and insufficient disclosure. The case was admitted to the fast‑track list by Mr Justice David Barniville on the consent of Chiesi, represented by Michael Howard SC, and is scheduled for an April hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dispute over asthma treatment patents comes before commercial court. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2007 and 2008 Other
- 2027 and 2028 Other
- 2019-12-02 Publication
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Outcome: The judge adjourned the matter to a date in April.
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Outcome: The judge adjourned the matter to a date in April.
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