German court finds Praluent infringes Amgen's German Repatha patent

15 July 2019

The Düsseldorf Regional Court has found that Praluent (alirocumab) infringes the German part of US biotech firm Amgen’s (Nasdaq: AMGN) European patent (EP 2 215 124), relating to rival product Repatha (evolocumab), directed to antibodies targeting PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9).

The court granted an injunction prohibiting French pharma major Sanofi (Euronext: SAN) and partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ (Nasdaq: REGN) from manufacture, sale and marketing of Praluent in Germany. For the injunction to go into effect, Amgen must enforce it by posting a bond.

Sanofi and Regeneron said: “We are disappointed in this decision, and continue to believe that patients and physicians should have a choice of cholesterol-lowering therapies in order to achieve optimal lipid-lowering for patients.”

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