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UPC CFI 146/2024

May 13, 2024·EP2493466: NOVEL ANTITUMORAL USE OF CABAZITAXEL

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Infringement
Category
Main Infringement Action
Parties
Respondents
Reps: Daniel Hoppe (Bonabry); Christian Meyer (Maiwald Intellectual Property); Anja Lunze (PENTARC)
Division
Munich LD
Judges
Technology
Pharmaceuticals · Small Molecule · Pharmaceutical & Medical
Language
English
First decided
Dec 12, 2025
Claims
At issue1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Revoked1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Notes: Munich LD revoked EP2493466 (cabazitaxel antitumoral use) in its entirety, claims 1 to 9, for lack of inventive step; infringement actions dismissed.
Decisions
  • 2025-12-12
    Infringement Action

    The Munich Local Division issued a rectification order under Rule 353 RoP correcting factual errors in a prior decision in the Sanofi v. Stada/Dr Reddy/Zentiva proceedings, including corrections regarding marketing authorisation holders and expert witness attribution.

    Legal issues:Rectification of decisions Rule 353 RoP
  • 2025-12-12
    RevokedInfringement meritsInfringement Action

    The Munich Local Division found patent EP 2 493 466 (relating to cabazitaxel pharmaceutical formulations) invalid for lack of inventive step in infringement proceedings brought by Sanofi against STADA, Dr. Reddy's and Zentiva entities, dismissing the infringement claims.

    Legal issues:Inventive step (cabazitaxel formulation)InfringementPharmaceutical patentCounterclaim for revocation
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Coverage: Partial.Reasoning extracted with partial coverage — some sections may be incomplete.
Plain-English summary

Sanofi (and related entities) brought infringement actions against STADA, Dr. Reddy's, and Zentiva entities based on EP 2 493 466, a patent covering the antitumoral use of cabazitaxel (Jevtana) in patients pretreated with docetaxel. The Munich Local Division found the patent invalid in its entirety (claims 1-9) for lack of inventive step, the NHSC regulatory document disclosing all essential features of claim 1 without any distinct technical effect being established for the dependent claims; Sanofi filed no amendment requests, and the infringement actions were dismissed with costs against Sanofi.

Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • Cabazitaxel patent EP 2 493 466 lacks inventive step over the prior art (NHSC document disclosing cabazitaxel's antitumour use in docetaxel-pretreated patients)

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 56 EPC; problem-solution approach

    Note: Court found that the NHSC document disclosed the claimed antitumoral use of cabazitaxel, and that the skilled person would have expected this use without inventive step; no distinct technical effect was established for dependent claims relating to solvate form, dosing, or patient selection.

  • Dependent claims 3-4 (acetone solvate) lack inventive step as providing a specific solvate is common general knowledge

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 56 EPC

    Note: Court accepted that the acetone solvate form features were not linked to a technical effect and are within common general knowledge.

  • Claims 5-7 (cabazitaxel/prednisone doses and 3-week interval) disclosed in the NHSC document

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 56 EPC

    Note: Court accepted that dose and interval claims were disclosed in the NHSC document.

  • Claim 9 (prior docetaxel dose of at least 225 mg/m²) does not provide a distinct technical effect

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 56 EPC

    Note: Court found the 225 mg/m² limitation to be arbitrary or to respond to the same technical problem without a distinct technical effect.

Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • EP 2 493 466 (cabazitaxel antitumour use patent) is valid over the prior art

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 56 EPC

    Reason: Court found claims 1-9 invalid for lack of inventive step based on the NHSC document as closest prior art; no distinct technical effect established for any dependent claim feature.

  • No auxiliary requests for patent amendment filed

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 30 RoP

    Reason: Sanofi did not file a R. 30 RoP application for patent amendment; therefore no auxiliary requests were available to consider.

Key legal principles
Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.
Problem-solution approach applied to pharmaceutical second medical use: prior art disclosure of use negates inventive step absent distinct technical effectSpecific solvate forms within common general knowledge do not establish inventive step without a linked technical effectArbitrary limitations or limitations responding to the same problem without distinct technical effect do not confer inventive stepWhere patent is invalid in its entirety, infringement actions are dismissedPatentee that fails to file R. 30 RoP amendment request has no auxiliary requests to consider

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Prior art relied on
References cited and the role they played.
  • NHSC document (clinical/regulatory document disclosing cabazitaxel antitumour use in docetaxel-pretreated patients)Novelty-destroying