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Amarin sells the drug icosapent ethyl under the brand name Vascepa. Vascepa is approved by the FDA for two indications: (i) to treat severe hypertriglyceridemia, a condition characterized by blood triglyceride levels greater...more
In the ongoing case of Carefirst of Maryland Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson, the plaintiffs successfully overcame a motion to dismiss. At the heart of the case is J&J’s legal strategy against biosimilar competitors, including...more
The case relates to so-called "skinny labels," in which the filer of an Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") seeks FDA approval to market a generic version of a branded drug, but "carves out" from its label certain...more
Biofrontera AG (“Petitioner”) filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the petition during the preliminary phase of the proceedings. Here, DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) had not yet filed a Preliminary Response, and...more
Since the Supreme Court’s decision in TC Heartland (137 S. Ct. 1514 (2017)), the venue statute for patent cases, 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), has been interpreted to mean that venue is proper only where the defendant “resides” or...more
The question of the proper court for a branded pharmaceutical maker to bring suit against an Abbreviated New Drug Application filer under the Hatch-Waxman Act is surprisingly unsettled seeing as the Act was enacted in 1984. ...more
Allele v. Pfizer – The Basics. On April 23, 2021 Pfizer, Inc., BioNTechSE, and BioNTech US, Inc. (“Pfizer and BioNTech”) filed a joint reply supporting of their previously filed motion to dismiss a patent infringement...more
At the end of last month, Judge Connolly denied defendants Hospira and Pfizer’s motion to dismiss following a telephone conference with the parties. We previously reported back in February 2020 that Amgen sued Pfizer and its...more
Somewhat remarkably, there is no settled Federal Circuit precedent regarding where a patentee can bring suit against a generic competitor in Hatch-Waxman litigation under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2). While recognizing that this...more
We have previously reported on the class action suit against AbbVie alleging misconduct and antitrust violations in connection with AbbVie’s assertion of its patents against biosimilar manufacturers to prevent the sale of...more
As we previously reported, on February 11, 2020, Amgen sued Pfizer and its affiliate Hospira, alleging that their proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s NEULASTA (pegfilgrastim) would infringe U.S. Patent No. 8,273,707 (“the ’707...more
On February 11, 2020, in the Biogen v. Amgen BPCIA litigation regarding MVASI (bevacizumab-awwb), Amgen’s biosimilar of AVASTIN, Judge Colm Connolly of the Delaware District Court denied most of Genentech’s motion to dismiss...more
BECAUSE DELAWARE WAS AN IMPROPER VENUE FOR DEFENDANT MYLAN, AND DEFENDANT 3M DEMONSTRATED THAT VARIOUS FACTORS WEIGHED IN FAVOR OF A TRANSFER, THE CASE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. Case...more
The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) was passed as part of health reform signed into law by President Obama in March 2010. This year, the BPCIA turns 10. While the U.S. Biosimilars Pathway has...more
THE COURT GRANTED PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO DISMISS DEFENDANT’S ANTITRUST AND PATENT MISUSE COUNTERCLAIMS AND RELATED AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES. Case Name: Duke Univ. v. Akorn, Inc., Civ. No. 3:18-cv-14035-BRM-TJB, 2019 U.S. Dist....more
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In March this year, Amgen sued Adello Biologics under the BPCIA in the District of New Jersey for infringement of seventeen patents, based on Adello’s submission of an aBLA for a biosimilar of Neupogen® (filgrastim). In...more
Teva succeeds in section 8 bortezomib action; infringement counterclaim dismissed - On July 18, 2018, Justice Locke of the Federal Court granted Teva’s claim for compensation under section 8 of the Patented Medicines...more
As we previously reported, on May 22, 2018 in Genentech v. Amgen, which concerns Amgen’s Mvasi® (bevacizumab-awwb) biosimilar, Genentech filed a motion to dismiss and to strike Amgen’s counterclaims and certain affirmative...more
Standing Committee on Health proposes National Pharmacare program, modifications to prescription and generic drug pricing - While common among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...more
As we previously reported, Genentech has filed two pending cases (Case Nos. 1:17-cv-01407 and 1:17-cv-01471) in the District of Delaware related to Amgen’s proposed Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb), a biosimilar of Genentech’s...more
We have been following the Delaware Amgen v. Coherus (pegfilgrastim case). In response to Amgen’s Complaint, Coherus filed a motion to dismiss the entire suit arguing that Amgen’s Complaint failed to state a plausible claim...more
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts has denied Celltrion’s motion to dismiss the action for lack of standing. As we previously reported, Celltrion argued that certain co-owners of the ’083...more
We previously reported on Amgen’s complaint, in the Central District of California, seeking a declaratory judgment that MvasiTM (bevacizumab-awwb) does not infringe 27 Genentech patents, that those patents are invalid, and...more
We previously reported, Amgen filed a BPCIA suit against Coherus Biosciences, Inc., relating to its aBLA for its pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®) biosimilar. In response, Coherus filed a motion to dismiss the suit arguing that...more