Court hears pharma companies in dispute over MS drug patents

Pharmaceutical giant Teva claims patents it owns for a product used to treat patients with Multiple Sclerosis has been allegedly infringed by a Galway-based manufacturing facility owned by a rival, writes Ann O’Loughlin.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has brought proceedings before the High Court against Mylan Teoranta, trading as Mylan International based in Iverin, Co Galway, which is part of the multinational pharmaceutical Mylan group.