API and IP Newsletter: DMF filings in February 2025 and Nicotin tablet/FERTIN PHARMA decision by EPO, -Article 123(2) and (3) EPC

Contents Recent DMF filings- February 2025 General information Lilly sues four compounders over copies of weight-loss drugs Liquidia Corp files patent infringement suit against United Therapeutics Intellectual Property T 1330/23 (Nicotin tablet/FERTIN) 20-02-2025 Recent DMF filings- February 2025 We track DMFs filed each month. The FDA publishes the list of DMF filings quarterly. The first quarter DMF filing list was released in the first week of April, and this month we are analysing DMFs filed in February 2025. A total of 57 DMFs were filed in January 2025. The top DMF filers are listed below. About 18 DMFs were filed by Chinese companies, and about 24 DMFs were filed by Indian companies. After a long time, we are noticing that Indian companies have submitted a greater number of DMFs than Chinese companies. This month, perhaps due to the Chinese New Year holidays, the number of DMFs filed by Chinese companies is lower than that of Indian companies. Some of our other ...