Boehringer Ingelheim obtains ad-interim injunctions on 4 Indian pharma cos

The firms had launched generic versions of Boehringer's patent-protected drug Linagliptin, which is marketed under the brand name Trajenta

Multinational drug major Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) has obtained ad-interim injunctions against four domestic pharmaceutical companies -- Eris Lifesciences, Emcure Pharma, Optimus Pharma and MSN Laboratories. These companies had launched generic versions of Boehringer Ingelheim’s patent-protected drug Linagliptin, which is marketed under the brand name Trajenta.

The company also secured injunctions against Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) and MSN Laboratories earlier for its diabetic drug Empagliflozin marketed as Jardiance in India.

Also, the company had secured an ad-interim injunction against Macleods Pharma for its Linagliptin drug, which was eventually made absolute.

"The recent injunctions restrain the domestic pharma companies from infringing the patent