Natco Pharma Ltd. v. Fmc Agro Singapore Pte Ltd. & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court; C.O.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 29/2022, 46/2022, 69/2022 & 10/2023; NATCO Pharma Ltd. and GSP Crop Science Ltd. v. FMC Agro Singapore PTE Ltd & Ors.; Jyoti Singh, J.; order dated 22.07.2025. Subject: patent litigation disposed of as infructuous upon expiry of the patents in question on 30.06.2025; respondents' statement (on instructions) that FMC Agro Singapore PTE Ltd and FMC Corporation will not assert any rights qua the patents against the petitioners recorded and accepted; petitions disposed of along with pending applications. Keywords: patent expiry; infructuous petitions; statement taken on record and accepted; non-assertion of patent rights; Commercial IP Division (Patents).
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed of along with pending applications; the statement of Respondents No. 1 and 2 (FMC Agro Singapore PTE Ltd and FMC Corporation) that they will not assert any rights qua the patents in question against Petitioners NATCO Pharma Ltd. and GSP Crop Science Ltd. was taken on record and accepted by the Court.