On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision that, even where the details of the invention are kept confidential, a commercial sale may place the invention “on sale” under the Leahy-Smith...more
1/24/2019
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In an en banc decision on July 12, 2016 in The Medicines Co. v. Hospira, Inc., the Federal Circuit established the circumstances under which a product manufactured according to product-by-process claims is invalid under the...more
Biosimilar Applicants Must Provide Notice of Commercial Launch:
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In an opinion released today in Amgen v. Apotex, the Federal Circuit held biosimilar applicants who...more
7/7/2016
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FDA Publishes "Purple Book" to Catalog Biologics, Interchangeable and Biosimilar Products -
The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) recently published its first “Lists of Licensed Biological Products with Reference...more
In the first instance of a district court interpreting the patent litigation provisions of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“Biosimilars Act”), Judge Maxine E. Chesney (N.D. Cal.) dismissed a declaratory...more
On Tuesday, July 23, Knobbe Martens hosted a live webinar event covering "Preparing for Biosimilars: Key Points for Participating in the U.S. Regulatory Framework." Partners Eli Loots, Carol Pitzel Cruz, and Sheila Swaroop...more
On March 14, 2013, Knobbe Martens Partner Carol Pitzel Cruz presented at the 24th C5 Forum on Biotech Patenting 2013. This conference allows attendees to benchmark against the best practice strategies employed by the market...more
4/24/2013