The Cialis Litigation - Actavis Group PTC EHF and Others v Icos Corp and Another
A wife complains to the Qadi about her husband's impotence Artist : Hamse-i Atai (18th century Ottoman miniature) Source Wikipedia Mr Justice Birss: Actavis and Others v Eli Lilly and Anothe r [2016] EWHC 1955 (Pat) (10 Aug 2016) Although it is not spelt out anywhere in the 492 paragraphs and annexes to Mr Justice Birss's judgment, this complicated litigation appears to have been an action by a group of generics suppliers led by the Icelandic company Actavis Group PTC EHF for the revocation of European patent (UK) 1,173,181 entitled Composition comprising phosphodiesterase inhibitors for the treatment of sexual dysfunction and European patent (UK) 1,200,092 Beta-carboline drug products and a counterclaim against two of those companies for patent infringement. No less than 4 separate actions were consolidated in a trial that took place between the 15 June and 1 July 2016. Judgment was de...