On March 17, 2025, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Richard Durbin (D-IL) re-introduced the “Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act” (“APPA”), which previously passed the...more
5/12/2025
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Welcome to Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection - December 2024....more
1/15/2025
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Welcome to Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection – July 2024...more
7/10/2024
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Patents ,
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Post-Grant Review ,
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Purple Book
Welcome to Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection – April 2024...more
5/1/2024
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According to an April 2024 press release, Alvotech and Teva’s Selarsdi™ (ustekinumab-aekn) was approved by the FDA on April 16 as a biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab). ...more
On March 10, 2024, Celltrion announced in a press release that it submitted an abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for FDA approval of CT-P39 (omalizumab), a proposed interchangeable biosimilar of Genentech’s /...more
On March 4, 2024, the PTAB granted Biocon and Janssen’s joint motion to terminate IPR2023-01444 due to a settlement reached prior to an institution decision. The parties announced in a press release that their settlement and...more
According to a January 2024 press release from Accord BioPharma, Inc. (“Accord”), the FDA accepted Accord’s abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for DMB-3115 (ustekinumab), a proposed biosimilar to Janssen...more
On November 30, 2023, Celltrion announced that it filed for an abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for FDA approval of CT-P41 (denosumab), a proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab)...more
On November 17, 2023, Genentech, Inc., Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., and Biogen Inc. (“Plaintiffs”) filed a BPCIA complaint (“Complaint”) against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc., Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA (“DRL SA”), Dr. Reddy’s...more
On November 22, 2023, Biocon Biologics Inc. (“Biocon”) submitted a Petition for Inter Partes Review of claims 1-34 of U.S. Patent No. 10,961,307 (“the ’307 patent”), assigned to Janssen Biotech, Inc. (“Janssen”), requesting...more