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Key Takeaways: Strategies from the First Two Years of the UPC

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The Unified Patent Court (UPC) represents a transformative development in European patent litigation. Fenwick’s Ryan Johnson teamed up with Bird & Bird’s Boris Kreye and Chris de Mauny to explore important considerations and...more

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Samsung Bioepis Secures Marketing Approval in Korea for its Biosimilar to Amgen’s Bone Cancer Drug Xgeva

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Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. has secured marketing approval in Korea for XBRYK, its biosimilar to Amgen’s bone cancer drug XGEVA, used to prevent fractures in those with bone metastases from solid tumors or multiple myeloma and...more

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European Commission Fines Teva €462.6 Million for Misusing Divisional patents and Disparaging Generic Competitors in the Copaxone...

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On October 31, 2024, the European Commission (the Commission) delivered its long-awaited decision in the Teva Copaxone case (which was published on April 8, 2025). Teva, a global pharmaceutical company, was fined EUR 462.6...more

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European Commission Approves Celltrion’s AVTOZMA (CT-P47)

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​​​​​​​On February 23, 2025, Celltrion announced that the European Commission (“EC”) approved its tocilizumab biosimilar, AVTOZMA® (CT-P47), referencing Roche’s ROACTEMRA®....more

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JPM2024: transactional considerations in view of a (proposed) broader Bolar exemption in EU

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Recent European Commission (Commission) proposals, including a broadening of the so-called ‘Bolar exemption’, would substantially change various incentive schemes related to medicinal product approvals, with the stated goal...more

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European Biologics Regulatory Updates

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Bayer’s aflibercept 8 mg recommended for approval in Europe: On November 10, 2023, Bayer announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive...more

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences - November 2023

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European Commission Orders Unprecedented Unwinding Of Illumina’s Acquisition of GRAIL. For the first time, the European Commission has ordered reversal of a consummated transaction, Illumina Inc.’s 2021 acquisition of GRAIL...more

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European Commission investigation into Teva’s potential abuse of dominance – misuse of patent procedures and disparagement

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On 10 October 2022, the European Commission (EC) sent a Statement of Objections to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV (Teva). The EC has provisionally found that Teva abused its dominant...more

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Beyond “pay-for-delay” – the EU-Commission’s investigation into patent filing practices and communication measures

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On 4 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) opened a formal investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct by the pharmaceutical company Teva. The Commission suspects Teva of having deployed a strategy with the...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Pay-For-Delay Has A Tough (Antitrust) Time At EU Top Court

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In recent years, there have been various antitrust investigations in the pharmaceutical sector resulting in decisions of the European Commission (EC) and the European Courts. In two recent rulings – “Lundbeck and...more

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The Collision Of Biologics – Emerging Competition And What To Expect

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On 11 March 2021, GCR hosted a series of interactive webinars. Our global co-head of antitrust, Elaine Johnston, participated in the panel that looked at the development of biologics and the role that antitrust has to play in...more

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European Commission completes current cycle of pay-for-delay probes with fines imposed on Teva and Cephalon

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On 26 November 2020, the European Commission (Commission) issued a decision fining pharmaceutical companies Teva and Cephalon EUR60.5 million for infringing Article 101 TFEU by agreeing to delay the entry of a cheaper generic...more

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The Proposed SPC Export Manufacturing Waiver: Really a Balanced Approach?

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The Situation: For the pharmaceutical industry, supplementary protection certificates ("SPC") are probably the most valuable IP rights. While the scope of protection of an SPC is determined separately from the scope of...more

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European Commission proposes SPC waiver for EU biosimilars or generics manufactured solely for export from the EU

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On 28 May 2018, the European Commission published a draft regulation amending Regulation 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products....more

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European Commission Sets its Sights on Allegedly Excessive Drug Prices

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In the European Union, Big Pharma has been operating with a target on its back for the best part of the last decade. Following its 2008 sector inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector, the Commission vowed to clamp down on...more

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More on Patent Settlements Including Litigation at the European Courts

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Last week I posted on the European Commission’s (EC) latest report into patent settlement agreements between originator and generic companies in the European Union (EU). The EC says each time it produces these reports that...more

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Patent Settlement Update for Pharmaceutical Cases in Europe

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Ever since the publication in July 2009 of the report on its antitrust inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector, the European Commission (EC) has been monitoring patent settlement agreements between originator and generic...more

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Alert: Top 10 Antitrust Developments and Trends to Watch in 2016

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Attention in the US during 2016 will be on the presidential campaign, and the election in November will bring a change in the "antitrust guard" at the top of the DOJ and FTC – even if a Democrat wins – that will drive the...more

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New IP Enforcement Policy in the EU

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Given that strategic importance of IP-sensitive industries for the EU economy, the European Commission (Commission) has introduced a new initiative with a view to strengthen the protection of EU-based IP rights by working...more

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