On January 28, 2024 Celltrion announced the submission to the FDA of an aBLA for CT-P47, a proposed biosimilar of Genentech’s Actemra® (tocilizumab). This is the third publicly announced aBLA filing for an...more
On January 16, 2024, the PTAB issued a Final Written Decision in a post-grant review (“PGR”) of claims in U.S. Patent No. 10,808,039 (the “’039 patent”) owned by Seagen Inc. (“Seagen”). PGR2021-00030 was filed by Daiichi...more
On January 3, 2024, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alexion Pharma International Operations Ltd. (collectively, “Alexion”) filed a BPCIA litigation in the District of Delaware (Case No. 1-24-cv-00005 (D. Del.)) against...more
There has been a flurry of activity relating to proposed EYLEA® (aflibercept) biosimilars in November, starting with a BPCIA litigation against Celltrion’s proposed biosimilar CT-P42 filed on November 8, 2023, Case No....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
On November 8, 2023, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed a BPCIA Complaint against Celltrion Inc. in the district court for the northern district of West Virginia, asking the Court to block Celltrion’s biosimilar product...more
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