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
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
Following the Celltrion and Pfizer settlements of the trastuzumab litigation, the Federal Circuit granted the request of the Director of the PTO to intervene under 35 U.S.C. § 143 (i.e., defend a PTAB decision when a...more
There are presently seven biosimilar-related appeals pending before the Federal Circuit. Two of those appeals, Amgen v. Sandoz (Case No. 18-1551) and Amgen v. Coherus (Case No. 18-1993), are from district court judgments in...more
About the PTAB Life Sciences Report: Each month we will report on developments at the PTAB involving life sciences patents. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd. v. Novartis AG - PTAB Petition: IPR2017-01929; filed...more
The PTAB has been a busy place for biologics patents in the past few weeks. Here are some of the highlights...more
Pfizer, Inc. has filed two petitions (IPR2017-01488 and IPR2017-01489) challenging claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,407,213 (“the’213 patent”). According to the petitions, the ’213 patent is directed to methods of making humanized...more