US Entresto patent ruling is a mixed bag for Indian pharma

18 July 2025

In what is not exactly a win-win situation for the Indian generic firms, a recent federal court ruling in Delaware, USA, has determined that MSN Pharmaceuticals has not infringed on a key patent (Novartis' US Patent No 11,096,918) related to Novartis' (NOVN: VX) blockbuster heart failure drug, Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan).

While the ruling allows MSN to launch its generic version of Entresto in the USA as soon as it can, and as early as July 15, 2025, it has come as a bolt out of the blue for Divi's Laboratories (BSE: 532488), an Indian active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer.

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