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On Tuesday in the District of Delaware, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BIPI) and its affiliates filed a complaint against a generic drug manufacturer with allegations that the generic company has infringed the plaintiffs’ patents covering diabetes drug Trijardy XR.
The plaintiffs own or are assignees of United States Patent Nos. 8,551,957; 9,155,705; 9,415,016; 9,949,998; 10,022,379; 10,258,637; and 10,406,172 covering Trijardy XR, all of which were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office between 2013 and 2019, the complaint said. BIPI also holds New Drug Application (NDA) No. 212614 for empagliflozin-linagliptin-metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets in various dosages, sold under the brand name product. The plaintiffs’ drug patent information is listed in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s database