The District Court for the District of Delaware recently rejected Novartis’s effort to block MSN Pharmaceuticals from launching a generic version of Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan), its top-selling heart failure medication. The decision, issued on July 11, 2025, potentially clears the path for generic entry before expiration of U.S. Patent No. 11,096,918 (“the ’918 patent”) on November

The Federal Circuit recently reversed a District of Delaware decision that invalidated claims of Novartis’s Orange Book listed patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,101,659 (the “’659 patent”), for its blockbuster drug Entresto®, a combination drug used to treat heart failure.

Following a three-day bench trial, Judge Andrews found the ’659 patent not invalid for obviousness, lack