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On May 22, 2025, the CAFC affirmed the PTAB’s (Board) Final Written Decisions in Pfizer’s IPR2021-00925 and IPR2021-00926 finding all challenged claims of uniQure’s U.S. Patent No. 9,982,248 (“the ’248 patent”) unpatentable...more
PFIZER INC. v. SANOFI PASTEUR INC. - Before Lourie, Bryson, and Stark. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board....more
Last week, the Federal Circuit handed down its opinion in Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi Pasteur Inc., affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) determination that all claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,492,559 challenged in...more
It has been nearly 10 years since the U.S. Biosimilars Pathway (the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act) was enacted. The first biosimilar product in U.S. history was approved and launched in 2015. Ten biosimilars...more
On December 6, 2019, the Federal Circuit will hear oral argument in a rituximab-related appeal by Biogen. The appeal stems from a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in an inter partes review...more
Here are our picks for the top five most significant legal developments of 2018 that may impact the biosimilar industry: 1. New Law Requiring FTC/DOJ Review Of Biosimilar Patent Litigation Settlements - With the...more
As we previously reported, Pfizer filed a petition for IPR of certain claims of Hoffman-La Roche’s U.S. Patent No. 8,314,225 (IPR2018-01219). According to the petition, the challenged claims “purport to claim nucleic acid...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
Last month, the PTAB issued decisions on two petitions, IPR2017-02063 and IPR2018-00016, filed by Pfizer against one of Genentech’s Herceptin® (trastuzumab) patents, U.S. Patent No. 7,846,441 (“the ‘441 patent”). The ‘441...more
Below are recent updates in biosimilar-related IPR proceedings: GENERAL BIOLOGICS PATENTS - On December 1, 2017, the Board granted institution of four IPRs on Celltrion’s petitions (IPR2017-01373 and IPR2017-01374) and...more
On November 17, 2017, Genentech filed suit against Pfizer in the District of Delaware, alleging that Pfizer’s biosimilar of Herceptin® infringes forty Genentech patents covering Herceptin® and its methods of use and...more
Here are some updates since our last IPR update: HUMIRA - On November 6, 2017, Sandoz filed an IPR Petition challenging AbbVie’s U.S. Patent No. 9,187,559 (IPR2018-00156). ...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
In the past few days, Pfizer has filed petitions for IPR of two of Biogen’s patents related to rituximab: IPR2017-01166 on U.S. Patent 8,329,172 and IPR2017-01167 on U.S. Patent 8,577,244. According to the petitions, the...more