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District Circuit Denies Novartis’s Request for Injunctive Relief Against MSN’s Generic Version of Entresto®

The District Court for the District of Delaware recently rejected Novartis’s effort to block MSN Pharmaceuticals from launching a generic version of Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan), its top-selling heart failure medication....more

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Patents and the FDA: Four Critical Considerations Medical Device Companies Must Know to Successfully Introduce New Products into...

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The intersection of patent strategy and FDA regulatory strategy is a critical consideration for medical device companies. A well-integrated approach can create powerful barriers to entry, strengthen intellectual property (IP)...more

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Spotlight On: Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) / Fulphila® (pegfilgrastim-jmdb) / Udenyca® (pegfilgrastim-cbqv) / Ziextenzo®...

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Pegfilgrastim 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

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The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act and Life Sciences Innovation

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The biotechnology and life science sectors underpin breakthroughs in health care, agriculture, and environmental sustainability by leveraging living systems to create next-generation medicines, diagnostics, and bio-based...more

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Device Patents in the Orange Book: May 21, 2025, FTC Warning Letters Appear to have Minimal Impact

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Key Takeaways The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued its scrutiny of Orange Book listings for device patents, signaling bipartisan concern over potential anti-competitive practices....more

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EMA Adopts Positive Opinions for Multiple Biosimilars

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In its June 2025 meeting, the European Medicines Agency’s (“EMA”) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) adopted positive opinions for six biosimilar medicines. ...more

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Spotlight On: Biosimilar Litigations - June 2025

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Biosimilar Litigations include litigations relating to biosimilar/follow-on products of CDER-listed reference products. Litigations between biosimilar applicants/manufacturers and reference product sponsors as well as...more

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Federal Circuit Reverses Injunction That Barred Clinical Trials in Jazz v. Avadel

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The Federal Circuit recently considered the scope of a permanent injunction that prohibited a drug manufacturer from conducting certain clinical and regulatory activities in Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases: Pharmaceutical Patent Protections

This week, we take a closer look at two precedential cases concerning pharmaceutical patent protections as applied to drugs in development. In Incyte Corp. v. Sun Pharm., Judge Hughes entered a dissent pushing back on the...more

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How the U.S. Compares to Europe on Biosimilar Approvals and Products In the Pipeline – Updated May 2, 2025

FDA approves Omylco® (omalizumab), first biosimilar of Xolair®. After Q1, FDA and EMA on track for a record number of biosimilar authorizations in 2025....more

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Liquidia Techs., Inc. v. FDA

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Yutrepia® (treprostinil inhalation powder) - Case Name: Liquidia Techs., Inc. v. FDA, No. 24-2428 (D.D.C. Feb. 27, 2025) (Kelly, J.) Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Yutrepia® (treprostinil inhalation powder) Nature of...more

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Spotlight On: Biosimilar Litigations - April 2025

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Biosimilar Litigations include litigations relating to biosimilar/follow-on products of CDER-listed reference products. Litigations between biosimilar applicants/manufacturers and reference product sponsors as well as...more

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Teva and Samsung Bioepis Announce U.S. Launch of EPYSQLI® (eculizumab-aagh), a SOLIRIS® Biosimilar

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On April 7, 2025, Teva Pharmaceuticals and Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. announced the U.S. launch of EPYSQLI® (eculizumab-aagh), a biosimilar referencing Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ SOLIRIS®....more

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Key Patent Considerations for Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs)

In 1910, German scientist Paul Ehrlich introduced a groundbreaking concept to the world: chemical compounds could be engineered to interact with unique receptors on disease-causing cells while avoiding interaction with...more

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Hatch-Waxman Requires Patent Term Extension for Reissued Patents To Be Based on Original Patent

The Federal Circuit held in Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., 23-2254 that a reissued patent receives patent term extension (PTE) based on the issue date of the original patent, not the reissue patent,...more

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Potential Impact of the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act Patent Limit on BPCIA Litigations

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On March 17, 2025, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Richard Durbin (D-IL) re-introduced the “Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act” (“APPA”), which previously passed the...more

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Federal Circuit Finds Against Generics Where Hatch-Waxman's Full Five-Year Extension Fixes Delay For Pharmaceutical FDA-Review  

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Merck Sharp & Dohm B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. et al (Fed. Cir. March 13, 2025) - The Hatch-Waxman Act seeks to strike a balance in the pharmaceutical industry by incentivizing drugs makers to develop innovative...more

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Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2025)

Early last year, Aurobindo, one of the Defendants* in ANDA litigation against Merck, advanced the proposition that in cases where a patent had been reissued patent term extension ("PTE") under 35 U.S.C. § 156 should be...more

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Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) Biosimilar Updates: Celltrion Biosimilar Approval, Amneal aBLA Filing, and Fresenius Kabi Litigation...

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On February 28, 2025, the FDA approved Celltrion’s Stoboclo® / Osenvelt® (denosumab-bmwo) as the third company to receive FDA approval of biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab). ...more

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FDA Accepts EYLEA® Biosimilar Application for Alvotech / Teva’s AVT06

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On February 18, 2025, Alvotech and Teva announced the FDA acceptance of an aBLA for AVT06 (aflibercept), a proposed biosimilar of Regeneron’s EYLEA® (aflibercept). This aBLA joins Celltrion’s CT-P42 (aflibercept) awaiting...more

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Amgen Files Three IPR Petitions Challenging Bristol-Myers Squibb Anti-PD1 and Anti-CTLA-4 Antibody Combination Method of Treatment...

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On February 28, Amgen, Inc. (“Amgen”) filed three petitions for inter partes review, challenging the validity of all claims in three patents assigned to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (“BMS”). The claims of all three patents are...more

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Amgen Challenges Opdivo® / Yervoy® Combination Treatment Patents in Three IPRs

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On February 28, 2025, Amgen filed three IPRs against Bristol-Myers Squibb’s patents covering methods of treatment using a combination of Opdivo® (nivolumab), an anti-PD-1 antibody, and Yervoy® (ipilimumab), an anti-CTLA-4...more

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Biologics and Biosimilars Landscape 2024: IP, Policy, and Market Developments

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Last year marked an all-time record of 18 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) biosimilar approvals, bringing the total number of FDA-approved biosimilars to 63. Forty-one of those biosimilars have launched in the U.S. market....more

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Year in Review: Top Legal Developments of 2024

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​​​​​​​As 2024 has come and passed, we saw another year of significant developments in litigation involving biologics and biosimilars. The following is a recap of the top four legal developments that we covered on the Big...more

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Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending January 10, 2025

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Torrent Pharma Inc., et al., Nos. 2023-2218, -2220, -2221 (Fed. Cir. (D. Del.) Jan. 10, 2025). Opinion by Lourie, joined by Prost and Reyna. The FDA approved a New Drug Application from...more

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