Novartis Ag v. Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited

(T)CMA(PT)/132/2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY (T)CMA(PT)/132/2023 (OA/52/2012/PT/CH) Novartis AG Schwarzwaldallee 215, CH-4058, Switzerland A Swiss Company ... Appellant -vs1.Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited Acme Plaza, Andheri - Kurla Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai 400059 State of Maharashtra, India.

2.Asst. Controller of Patents and Designs Government of India, Patent Office Intellectual Property Rights Building, GST Road, Guindy Chennai - 600 032 ... Respondents PRAYER: Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Appeal (Patent) filed under Section 117-A of the Patents Act, 1970, prays that the order passed by the Respondent No. 2 dated 30 March 2009 be set aside and the application No. IN/PCT/2001/00016/CHE for patent be allowed to proceed to grant. For Appellant : Mr.B.Yokesh for M/s.R.K.Dewan and Co., For Respondent 2 : Mr.M.Karthikeyan, SPC 1/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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ORDER

Learned counsel for the appellant submits that Patent No.223313 expired on 16.05.2023. He has placed on record a document from the office of the Controller General of Patent, Designs and Trademark evidencing the expiry of the impugned patent. Consequently, no adjudication is necessary.

2. Therefore, (T)CMA(PT)/132/2023 is dismissed as infructuous without any order as to costs.

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