SK Biopharm Sues MSN Labs to Block Xcopri Epilepsy Drug Copies

Nov. 20, 2024, 2:53 PM UTC

Copies of SK Biopharmaceuticals Co.’s Xcopri proposed by MSN Laboratories Private Ltd. infringe a patent for the epilepsy drug, sales of which provide nearly all of SK’s revenue, according to a federal lawsuit.

SK Biopharm and its SK Life Science Inc. unit, both subsidiaries of South Korea-based SK Inc., allege MSN’s generic version of Xcopri infringes US Patent No. 11,654,133, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. MSN didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

  • SK seeks an order blocking MSN’s copy until the June 2039 expiration of the patent, ...

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