Polsinelli Podcasts - FDA Denies Amgen Citizen Petition in Biosimilar Dispute
Inventions made in a particular country are generally first-filed in that country before entering the United States via a direct Paris Convention filing or, more commonly, a PCT national stage entry. Convenience, national...more
As we previously reported, in May 2023, Amgen filed a BPCIA complaint in the District of New Jersey alleging infringement based on Sandoz’s denosumab biosimilars of Amgen’s PROLIA and XGEVA (“the Sandoz Denosumab...more
Welcome to our quarterly update relating to biologics and biosimilars, including post-grant and patent litigation challenges to blockbuster biologics. Since the enactment of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act...more
Antibodies are part of the body’s adaptive immune response to defend itself against toxins and pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. When the body identifies a foreign entity, it mounts a cascading response that culminates...more
Buried in a 2020 spending bill passed in December 2019 is a provision that amends the definition of “Biological Product” in the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) and thereby expands the products...more
2019 marks the 9th anniversary of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). ACI has been with you from the introduction of the first House and Senate bills through to the actual signing of the law. As we...more
Pfizer’s proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Epogen® and Johnson & Johnson’s Procrit® (epoetin alfa) is poised to be the first erythropoietin (EPO) biosimilar in the U.S. FDA staff recommended approval of Pfizer’s product as a...more
Amgen has appealed the district court decision denying its motion for a preliminary injunction to keep Sandoz’ biosimilar version of Neupogen® off the market. The appeal is on an expedited briefing schedule at the Federal...more