On February 12, the FDA issued a final rule regarding the use of Drug Master Files (“DMF”) in Biologics License Applications. DMFs are submissions to the FDA “used to provide confidential, detailed information about facilities, processes, or articles used in the manufacturing, processing, packaging, and storing of human drug products.” …
Today, the district court for the Western District of Texas granted the government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by PhRMA and other organizations challenging the Drug Price Negotiation Program of the Inflation Reduction Act. The lawsuit was brought by three Plaintiffs: PhRMA, the Global Colon Cancer Association, and the…
Regeneron files ex parte application for a preliminary injunction schedule in case against Amgen On Friday, January 20, 2024, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed an ex parte application for a scheduling order setting the schedule for preliminary injunction proceedings or, in the alternative, an emergency status conference. Regeneron requested that…
On January 22, 2024, Sandoz announced its plans to acquire the U.S. biosimilar ranibizumab CIMERLI (ranibizumab-eqrn) from Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (“Coherus”) for an upfront cash purchase payment of USD 170 million. The acquisition includes a biologics license application, product inventory, ophthalmology sales and field reimbursement talent, as well as access…
Celltrion Submits BLA for Tocilizumab Biosimilar On January 28, 2024, Celltrion USA announced that it has completed submission of its application to the FDA for CT-P47, its proposed tocilizumab biosimilar. CT-P47 references Genentech’s ACTEMRA, an interleukin 6 receptor antagonist indicated for adult rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic polyarthritis, and systemic juvenile…
On January 10, 2024, the USPTO published guidelines for assessing enablement in view of Amgen v. Sanofi and other recent court cases (“the Guidelines”). The Guidelines state that they are not intended to “announce any major changes to USPTO practice or procedure” but instead “incorporat[e] guidance from the Amgen decision…
On January 17, 2024, Celltrion announced the U.S. launch of a new, 80 mg/0.8 ml dosage strength of its HUMIRA® biosimilar, YUFLYMA® (adalimumab-aaty). As we previously reported, Celltrion received FDA approval for an 80 mg/0.8 ml dose and a 20 mg/0.2 ml dose on October 4, 2023. Celltrion’s January 2024…
On January 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) issued its decision granting the USPTO’s request to remand Xencor’s appeal of the rejection of U.S. Patent App. No 16/803,690 (“’690 patent application”) back to the USPTO. The USPTO requested remand so that the USPTO’s…
As we kick off 2024, we reflect on regulatory developments in the biologics and biosimilars space in 2023. Below are some of the top regulatory developments from 2023. FDA Approvals In 2023, there were 23 FDA approvals of Biologic License Applications, including for Vertex’s CASGEVY and Bluebird’s LYFGENIA, the first…
Regeneron Filed Complaint Against Amgen in C.D. Cal. Over ABP 938 Biosimilar to EYLEA On January 10, 2024, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) alleging infringement of 32 patents under the BPCIA based on Amgen’s…