According to the Federal Circuit, $173 million was the right damages award for almost three years of patent infringement resulting from Baxalta’s sale of its biologic product Adynovate® (Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant),...more
The fight over proposed Enbrel® (etanercept) biosimilar Erelzi® continues. Sandoz Inc., Sandoz International GmbH and Sandoz GmbH (“Sandoz”) recently filed a petition for certiorari requesting review of the judgement of the...more
The Federal Circuit considered its 35 U.S.C. § 112 enablement case law and found that “the enablement inquiry for claims that include functional requirements”—in this case, claims to antibodies defined by their function—“can...more
On February 5, 2021, the FDA approved Juno Therapeutics, Inc.’s Breyanzi® (lisocabtagene maraleucel) for “treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.” Juno, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company,...more
The last two years saw the launch of several biosimilars. Looking ahead to 2021, several others may be on the horizon. In 2019-2020, the FDA approved thirteen biosimilars directed to seven reference products. Eight of the...more
The Federal Circuit has spoken. In a per curiam opinion, it denied Valeant’s petition for rehearing by the panel and rehearing en banc. A case watched closely by the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, the Federal...more
Earlier this month, Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC (“Valeant”) filed a petition for rehearing en banc in Valeant Pharms. N. Am. LLC v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., No. 2019-2402, arguing that the Federal Circuit panel’s...more
On November 5, 2020, in Valeant Pharms. N. Am. LLC v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., No. 2019-2402, the Federal Circuit held that venue in Hatch-Waxman cases brought under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A) is proper “only in districts where...more