Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. & Anr. v. Ranvir Kumar Bindeshwari Singh & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patent infringement ex-parte decree; Indian Patent No.209816; sitagliptin; SEPAMET-XR; JANUVIA; JANUMET; ISTAVEL; ISTAMET; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Sun Pharmaceutical; patent lapsed 05.07.2022; relief restricted to costs and damages; compensatory damages Rs.49,44,450; exemplary damages Rs.10,00,000; costs Rs.21,67,074; infringer's profits method; 25% profit margin; Seair Exim Solutions export data; Rule 20(ii) IPD Rules 2022; Koninlijke Philips 2019 SCC OnLine Del 8198 relied on; Puma SE CS(COMM) 703/2022 referred; Whatman International; Glenmark Pharmaceuticals; Blue Heaven Cosmetics; joint and several liability; Delhi High Court; Tushar Rao Gedela J; CS(COMM) 1075/2018; decided 23.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Suit decreed in favour of the plaintiffs in terms of prayer clauses 102(b) and 102(d): compensatory damages of Rs.49,44,450/-, exemplary damages of Rs.10,00,000/- and costs of Rs.21,67,074/- payable by the defendants jointly and severally; suit and pending applications disposed of.