Bayer Schering Pharma Ag v. Cipla Ltd

(T)CMA(PT)/27/2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY (T)CMA(PT)/27/2023 (OA/12/2014/PT/CH) Bayer Schering Pharma AG D-13342 Berlin Germany.

... Appellant -vs1.M/s.Cipla Ltd., 289 Bellalis Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai - 400 008.

2.Natco Pharma Ltd., Natco House Road No.2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, Telengana.

3.The Controller General of Patents & Designs Boudhik Sampada Bhawan CP-2, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 091.

4.The Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, The Patent Office, Intellectual Property Building, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

5.The Examiner of Patents & Designs, The Patent Office, Intellectual Property Building, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

... Respondents PRAYER: Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Appeal (Patent) filed under Section 117-A of the Patents Act, 1970, pleased to call for the records of the matter relating to the impugned order and issue an order setting aside the 1/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

(T)CMA(PT)/27/2023 SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J rna order dated December 02, 2010 passed by Respondent No.4 and direct Respondent No.4 to grant a Patent on the subject application allowing the present appeal.

For Appellant : Mr.D.Subbin for M/s.Remfry and Sagar For Respondents : Mr.M.Karthikeyan, 3 to 5 SPC For Respondent 1 : Mr.Dominic Alvares for M/s.S.Majumdar and Co.

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ORDER

Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the term of the relevant patent expired in August 2020. Consequently, the matter has been rendered infructuous.

2. Accordingly, (T)CMA(PT)/27/2023 is dismissed as infructuous without any order as to costs.

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