On February 13, 2025, the FDA approved Samsung Bioepis’s Ospomyv™ / Xbryk™ (denosumab-dssb) as the second interchangeable biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab). ...more
On January 24, 2025, the FDA approved Celltrion’s Avtozma® (tocilizumab-anoh), in intravenous and subcutaneous formulations, as the third biosimilar of Genentech’s Actemra® (tocilizumab)...more
2/17/2025
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Prescription Drugs
On February 2, 2025, Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced its aBLA for HLX11, a proposed biosimilar of Genentech’s Perjeta® (pertuzumab), has been accepted by the FDA. ...more
On January 27, 2025, Alvotech and Teva announced the FDA acceptance of an aBLA for AVT05, a proposed biosimilar of Janssen’s Simponi® / Simponi Aria® (golimumab)....more
On January 24, 2025, Amgen announced it had reached a settlement with Celltrion in Case No. 1:24-cv-06497 (D.N.J.) related to Celltrion’s proposed biosimilar of Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab), CT-P41....more
On January 15, 2025, Celltrion filed IPR2025-00456 against Regeneron’s U.S. Patent No. 11,084,865 (“the ’865 patent”), challenging claims 1-17, 19-42, 44-50 as anticipated and claims 1-50 as obvious....more
1/22/2025
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Regeneron
On January 1, 2025, Amgen launched the first interchangeable biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab), Wezlana™ (ustekinumab-auub), as a private label product through Optum Health’s Nuvaila....more
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1/15/2025
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On December 17, 2024, the FDA approved Celltrion’s Steqeyma™ (CT-P43) (ustekinumab-stba) as the seventh biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab). Celltrion previously reached a settlement agreement...more
1/8/2025
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Settlement
On December 12, 2024, Gedeon Richter and Hikma announced the FDA acceptance of their aBLA for RGB-14 (denosumab), a proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab)....more
On November 20, 2024, Samsung Bioepis filed IPR2025-00176 against Regeneron’s U.S. Patent No. 11,084,865 (“the ’865 patent”), challenging as obvious 48 claims (claims 1-12, 14-17, 19-20, 22-36, 39-42, 44-45, and 47-55)...more
On November 13, 2024, Amgen filed Case No. 5:24-cv-00642 (E.D.N.C.) against Accord BioPharma and Intas Pharmaceuticals, alleging INTP23, their proposed Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) biosimilar, would infringe 34 of Amgen’s...more
Amgen announced during its Q3 2024 Earnings Call that it had launched Pavblu™ (aflibercept-ayyh) as the first biosimilar of Regeneron’s EYLEA® (aflibercept) to be marketed in the U.S....more
Pegfilgrastim Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more
Tocilizumab Challenged Claim Types in IPRs: Claims are counted in each IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple IPRs are counted more than once. Within each IPR, claims are counted only once, whether they...more
Rituximab Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more
Etanercept Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more
Trastuzumab Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more
Welcome to Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection – October 2024...more
On October 30, 2024, Organon announced the FDA acceptance of its aBLA for HLX14, a proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab). Organon licensed the commercialization rights for HLX14 in the U.S. from Shanghai...more
On October 22, 2024, the Federal Circuit (CAFC Case No. 24-2351) denied Regeneron’s request for an injunction pending appeal for Amgen’s EYLEA® (aflibercept) biosimilar Pavblu™ (aflibercept-ayyh), concluding that “Regeneron...more
On October 4, 2024, Amgen filed Case No. 1:24-cv-09555 (N.D. Ill.) against Fresenius Kabi, alleging FKS518 (denosumab), its proposed Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) biosimilar, would infringe 33 of Amgen’s patents....more
On September 27, 2024, the FDA approved a fourth biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab): Fresenius Kabi and Formycon’s Otulfi™ (ustekinumab-aauz). Fresenius and Formycon announced Oltufi™’s...more
On September 23, 2024, Regeneron’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the commercial launch of Amgen’s EYLEA® (aflibercept) biosimilar Pavblu™ (aflibercept-ayyh) was denied in Case No. 1:24-cv-00039 (N.D.W. Va.) /...more
On August 30, 2024, Alexion and Samsung Bioepis filed voluntary dismissals in all of their pending patent proceedings related to Soliris® (eculizumab) biosimilar Epysqli® (eculizumab-aagh), including Case No. 1:24-cv-00005...more