Delhi high court grants temporary injunction against Cipla in Onbrez case; Cipla challenges order.
After Novartis sued Cipla alleging infringement of its Onbrez patents, in the latest salvo the Delhi high court has granted temp.injunction restraining Cipla. The judgement can be accessed here.Earlier in November 2014, Cipla had launched a low cost generic version of Onbrez and petitioned to DIPP requesting them to revoke Novartis ‘patents. Cipla argued that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has reached “epidemic” proportions and the Central Govt should exercise its powers under Section 92(3) (compulsory license under special circumstances of national emergency, extreme urgency) …