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FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Celltrion’s AVTOZMA for the Treatment of Cytokine Release Syndrome

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On August 7, 2025, Celltrion announced that it obtained FDA approval expanding the indication of the intravenous (IV) formulation of AVTOZMA (tocilizumab-anoh) to include treatment of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in...more

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Accord BioPharma Announces Commercial Launch of IMULDOSA® (ustekinumab-srlf) Prefilled Syringes in the United States

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On August 18, 2025, Accord BioPharma, Inc. (“Accord BioPharma”) announced the commercial launch of IMULDOSA® (ustekinumab-srlf), a biosimilar to STELARA® (ustekinumab) in the United States.  ...more

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Accord Announces Launch of Stelara® (ustekinumab) Biosimilar Imuldosa®

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On August 18, 2025, Accord and Dong-A ST announced the U.S. launch of Imuldosa® (ustekinumab-srlf), a biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab).  Imuldosa® is approved for all the reference product’s...more

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Genentech Files First BPCIA Litigation Against Perjeta® (pertuzumab) Biosimilar Applicant

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On August 14, 2025, Genentech filed BPCIA litigation No. 2:25-cv-14648 (D.N.J.) against Shanghai Henlius Biotech (“Henlius”) and Organon alleging infringement of 24 patents by Henlius / Organon’s proposed Perjeta®...more

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[Virtual Conference] Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA - October 14th - 30th, 1:00 pm EST

ACI’s virtual Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA equips early-career professionals with the legal and regulatory fluency needed to contribute meaningfully to product strategy and...more

Venable LLP

Spotlight On: Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) / Jubbonti® / Wyost® (denosumab-bbdz) / Ospomyv™ / Xbryk™ (denosumab-dssb) / Stoboclo®...

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Denosumab Challenged Claim Types in Litigation: Claims are counted in each litigation, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple litigations are counted more than once. Within each litigation a claim is counted...more

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Spotlight On: Actemra® (tocilizumab) / Tofidence™ (tocilizumab-bavi) / Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg) / Avtozma® (tocilizumab-anoh) -...

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Tocilizumab Challenged Claim Types in IPRs: Claims are counted in each IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple IPRs are counted more than once. Within each IPR, claims are counted only once, whether they...more

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Spotlight On: Enbrel® (etanercept) / Erelzi® (etanercept-szzs) / Eticovo® (etanercept-ykro) - August 2025

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Etanercept 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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Spotlight On: Biosimilar Litigations - August 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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Spotlight On: Rituxan® (rituximab) / Truxima® (rituximab-abbs) / Ruxience® (rituximab-pvvr) / Riabni™ (rituximab-arrx) - August...

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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

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FDA’s New Priority Voucher Program for Drug Developers Ties Incentives to Defined National Interests

The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced the launch of a regulatory incentive program pilot program, the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher Program (CNPVP), designed to reward drug and biologic sponsors...more

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CMS Proposes Overhaul of Skin Substitute Reimbursement Policy Beginning January 2026 - Implications for Providers, Manufacturers,...

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On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule, which includes a sweeping...more

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Fresenius Kabi Files Two EYLEA® IPRs Prior to aBLA Filing Announcement

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On July 14, 2025, Fresenius Kabi filed IPR2025-01268 against Regeneron’s U.S. Patent No. 11,084,865 (“the ’865 patent”) and IPR2025-01269 against U.S. Patent No. 10,828,345 (“the ’345 patent”), both relating to EYLEA®...more

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Bio-Thera Announces Acceptance of BLA for BAT2506 Referencing Johnson & Johnson’s SIMPONI® (Golimumab)

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On July 16, 2025, Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. (“Bio-Thera”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) had accepted its Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for its golimumab biosimilar, BAT2506, referencing...more

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Second FTC and DOJ Listening Session Focuses on Formulary and Benefit Practices and Regulatory Abuse in the Pharmaceutical...

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On July 24, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the second of three listening sessions focused on competition in the pharmaceutical marketplace as part of the agency's implementation of the...more

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FDA adds information on Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program

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This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted additional information on its recently announced “Commissioner's National Priority Voucher” (CNPV) program, which will provide up to five vouchers in the program's...more

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FDA Transparency Push: CRLs Released

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On July 10, 2025, citing a drive to increase transparency, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published more than 200 complete response letters (CRLs) previously issued to companies that had submitted new drug...more

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Biosimilars Boom: 2025’s Fast Track Approvals Look to Reshape Healthcare

With healthcare costs rising and biologics driving a large portion of drug spend, the next wave of biosimilar launches promises to reshape the U.S. pharmaceutical market in profound ways, including reduced prices for close...more

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Recent FDA Actions Pose Big Changes and Questions for Health and Food Industries

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Over the first weeks of July 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several announcements heralding new policies and proposed regulatory changes that could dramatically impact the drug, biologics and...more

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Spotlight On: Herceptin® (trastuzumab) / Ogivri® (trastuzumab-dkst) / Herzuma® (trastuzumab-pkrb) / Ontruzant® (trastuzumab-dttb)...

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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

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FDA Opens the Vault on Decision Letters—Releases Wave of Drug and Biologic CRLs

This morning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the publication of more than 200 decision letters, also known as complete response letters (CRLs), with plans to release more from the archives. The CRLs...more

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Canada Reconsiders Comparative Clinical Trials Requirements for Biosimilars

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On June 10, 2025, Health Canada initiated a public consultation on proposed revisions to its Guidance Document: Information and Submission Requirements for Biosimilar Biologic Drugs. A notable update is the proposal to remove...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

[Webinar] Mitigating the Impact of Tariffs: A Practical Guide for Life Sciences Companies - June 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

AGG partner and Life Science team member, Allison Raley, will present a complimentary webinar examining how life sciences companies can overcome challenges in the face of U.S. tariffs. As international trade tensions persist...more

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Biopharmaceutical Patent Litigation: Regeneron’s Defense Against Biosimilar Launches

This case involves an appeal from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (Regeneron) efforts to prevent defendants from marketing biosimilar versions of EYLEA®, a drug used to treat eye diseases, by asserting patent infringement....more

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FDA Announces Completion of AI-Assisted Scientific Review Pilot and Deployment of Agency-Wide AI-Assisted Review

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On May 8, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the completion of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) pilot program for scientific reviewers. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary was quoted in the...more

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