DSM Sinochem Pharma files lawsuit for patent infringement

DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals Netherlands B.V. filed a lawsuit against CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., Inner Mongolia Changsheng Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., and CSPC Zhangnuo Pharmaceutical (Shijiazhuang) Company Ltd. ("CSPC") for patent infringement in the District Court of The Hague, Afdeling Handel (commercial division), Netherlands, for patent infringement of the Dutch part of European Patent Number 1,610,766 B1.

This patent, which is owned by DSP, describes and claims amoxicillin trihydrate having a low free water content and processes for the manufacture thereof. By its complaint, DSP seeks compensation for damages and a permanent injunction to prevent the infringing manufacture, use, importation and sale of CSPC’s amoxicillin active pharmaceutical ingredient, and/or any drug product that utilizes the active pharmaceutical, in the Netherlands.

DSP has a world class intellectual property (IP) portfolio relating to our innovative, sustainable, and environmental friendly amoxicillin technology," said Karl Rotthier, CEO at DSP. "After having previously filed patent litigation against Sinopharm Weiqida Pharmaceutical for patent infringement in India and the Netherlands in January 2017, DSP will continue to rigorously enforce its IP assets worldwide against any additional potential infringers as it continues to invest in its innovative R&D programs directed to enzymatic, sustainable antimicrobials and statins."