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
Adalimumab 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
According to a May 1, 2024 press release, the high-concentration (100 mg/mL), citrate-free formulation of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo® (adalimumab-adbm) was approved by the FDA on May 1 as interchangeable with AbbVie’s...more
On April 15, 2024, Fresenius Kabi announced the U.S. launch of Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg), the first Actemra® (tocilizumab) biosimilar to launch in the U.S., after receiving FDA approval in March 2024 (see Fresenius Kabi’s...more
Welcome to Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection – April 2024...more
5/1/2024
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Interchangeability ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
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 11, 2024, the White House released President Biden’s FY 2025 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Budget in Brief, which outlines $130.7 billion in discretionary funding for HHS. ...more
On March 5, 2024, the FDA approved Sandoz’s Jubbonti® and Wyost® (denosumab-bddz) as the first biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® and Xgeva® (denosumab). The launch date for these biosimilars has not been announced as Amgen and...more
3/15/2024
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BPCIA ,
FDA Approval ,
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Patent Litigation ,
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Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Sandoz ,
Sandoz v Amgen
On March 4, 2024, Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC (“Merck”) filed four IPRs challenging The Johns Hopkins University (“JHU”) patents covering methods of treatment using pembrolizumab, which Merck sells under the trade name...more
On March 5, 2024, the FDA approved Fresenius Kabi’s Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg) as a biosimilar of Chugai, Genentech and Hoffman-La Roche’s Actemra® (tocilizumab). ...more
On February 23, 2024, the FDA approved Alvotech and Teva’s Simlandi® (adalimumab-ryvk) as biosimilar to and interchangeable with AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab). Simlandi® is the tenth Humira® biosimilar to be approved, and the...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 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
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
11/27/2023
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BPCIA ,
Celltrion ,
Patent Dance ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regeneron
On October 31, 2023, the FDA approved Amgen’s Wezlana™ (ustekinumab-auub) as the first biosimilar and interchangeable of Johnson & Johnson / Janssen’s Stelara® (ustekinumab). In May 2023, Amgen and Janssen settled their...more
On September 18, 2023, the FDA issued a new draft guidance “Labeling for Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products,” updating the previous labeling guidance “Labeling for Biosimilar Products” from July 2018. ...more