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Enanta sues Pfizer in EU UPC for Paxlovid patent infringement
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
- Filed suit in Unified Patent Court (action 35071/2025) alleging Pfizer's Paxlovid infringes European Patent EP 4 051 265.
- Action covers 18 EU countries participating in UPC; patent based on July 2020 application for coronavirus protease inhibitors.
- European counterpart of US Patent 11,358,953, which is already subject to ongoing US litigation between Enanta and Pfizer.
- Hearing expected within 12-month UPC target; decision within weeks thereafter, subject to appeal.
- No damages determination yet; if infringement found, separate proceedings would assess damages.