The Appeal - Sandoz v Bristol Myers Squibb
Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lord Justices Arnold, Nugee and Warby) Sandoz Ltd v Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Ireland Unlimited Company [2023] EWCA Civ 472 (4 May 2023) This was an appeal by Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland ("BMS") against Mr Justice Meade's judgment in Sandoz Ltd and another v Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Ireland (Unlimited) Company [2022] EWHC 822 (Pat) (7 April 2022) which I discussed in Patents - Sandoz Ltd v Bristol-Myers Squibb on 28 Aug 2022. In that judgment, his lordship held that European patent (UK) 1 427 415 B1 (“the patent”) was invalid for lack of plausibility and technical contribution. Permission to appeal against Mr Justice Meade's judgment was granted by Lord Justice Lewison. The appeal was heard by Lord Justices Arnold, Nugee and Warby on 19 and 20 April 2022. They handed down judgment on 4 May 202. Their lordships unanimously dismissed the appeal (see Sandoz Ltd v Bristol-Myers Sq...