Last month, a three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit affirmed a Delaware district court’s judgment of infringement against Hospira and $70 million damages award to Amgen in the parties’ BPCIA litigation regarding Hospira’s RETACRIT (epoetin alfa-epbx), a biosimilar of EPOGEN. This past week, Hospira filed a petition for rehearing en…
Last week, Almirall signed an agreement with WuXi Biologics to collaborate on multiple bispecific antibodies targeting dermatology conditions, including atopic dermatitis. Almirall’s press release indicated that, “[u]nder the terms of the agreement, Almirall has access to WuXi Biologics’ proprietary antibody platforms including WuXiBody™ to discover multiple novel bispecific antibodies.” This…
The past few weeks have seen the following biosimilar developments in China: On December 16, 2019, Qilu Pharmaceutical received approval in China for ANKADA, a biosimilar to AVASTIN (bevacizumab). ANKADA has been approved to treat advanced, metastatic or recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer. On December 30, 2019,…
Below we provide an update on some recent developments from this and recent weeks in biosimilar-related cases on appeal before the Federal Circuit. Genentech v. Hospira & U.S., Fed. Cir. Case No. 18-1933 – protein purification method IPR appeal Today, the Federal Circuit issued a 2-1 opinion affirming a 2018…
This week, in the Immunex v. Samsung Bioepis BPCIA litigation regarding ETICOVO (etanercept-ykro), Samsung Bioepis’s biosimilar of ENBREL, the New Jersey district court entered a Consent Injunction Order that prohibits Samsung Bioepis from using, importing, offering to sell, or selling any etanercept product in the United States, except as allowed…
Following the string of biosimilar agreements announced in early November, a number of additional transactions were announced in early December, bringing 2019 to a roaring close with global biosimilars deals. On December 1, 2019, Luye Pharma Group announced that it acquired Shandong Boan Biological Technology Co. Ltd. (Boan), strengthening its…
Here are our picks of some legal developments to keep an eye out for in the new year: Federal Circuit Decisions on Bevacizumab and Trastuzumab Preliminary Injunctions: Appeals are pending on the District of Delaware’s denial of preliminary injunctions in cases brought by Genentech against Amgen regarding Amgen’s bevacizumab and…
As we start the new year, we look back at the top U.S. biosimilar market developments of 2019. Here are some of our highlights, in no particular order: 1) Launch of First and Second U.S. Trastuzumab Biosimilars: In July 2019, Amgen and Allergan announced the U.S. launch of KANJINTI (trastuzumab-anns),…
As we close out another calendar year, we look back at the top legal developments of 2019 that could influence the market for biologics and biosimilars. These five major court decisions will likely impact the legal strategy in the biosimilars space in 2020 and moving forward. 1. On December 16,…
Following last month’s dismissal of the Amgen v. Kashiv filgrastim biosimilar litigation, yesterday Amgen and Tanvex filed a joint stipulation of dismissal in their BPCIA litigation concerning Tanvex’s filgrastim biosimilar candidate. The stipulation states that the parties agree “to the dismissal, without prejudice, of all remaining claims and counterclaims in…