We have been following the IPRs filed by Mylan against Genentech’s U.S. Patent No. 6,407,213, which relates to humanized antibody polypeptides and methods for their preparation and use. On Tuesday, March 7th, the parties filed motions in IPR2016-0193 and IPR2016-01694 asking the Board to terminate the IPRs due to settlement. No…
As we covered in previous posts, the Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the Federal Circuit’s interpretation of the BPCIA’s notice of commercial marketing requirement and patent dance provisions in April 2017. Several amicus briefs in support of Sandoz were filed last week, including by AARP and AHIP. Mylan, Inc. (“Mylan”), Apotex…
Mylan N.V. and Biocon Ltd. have announced that the FDA has accepted Mylan’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for MYL-1401H, a proposed biosimilar to Amgen’s Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim), for filing through the 351(k) pathway. Mylan stated that the FDA goal date set under the Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA) is Oct. 9,…
As we previously reported, in November Mylan and Biocon submitted an aBLA to the FDA for MYL-1401O, a proposed biosimilar to Genentech’s Herceptin® (trastuzumab). Today, Mylan announced that the FDA has accepted its Mylan-Biocon’s aBLA. This is Mylan and Biocon’s first U.S. regulatory submission through the 351(k) pathway. The anticipated…
In March 2016, a Federal Circuit panel issued a decision in Acorda Therapeutics Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. in which it held that Mylan was subject to specific personal jurisdiction in the District of Delaware because Mylan had submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the FDA seeking approval…
Merck Sharp & Dohme filed two petitions for inter partes review of Genentech’s U.S. Patent 6,331,415, one of the “Cabilly Patent,” which claims processes and materials broadly applicable to recombinant antibody manufacturing. Today, the PTAB granted one of those and denied the other. IPR2017-00047 was filed along with a motion…
After another milestone year, here are our picks for the top-five biggest deals in the world of biosimilars in 2016: 1) As we reported in January 2016, Mylan N.V. and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. entered into an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, manufacture, and commercialize six of Momenta’s current biosimilar medications,…
On December 16, 2016, Genentech filed preliminary responses in IPR2016-01693 and IPR2016-01694. Mylan filed both IPR petitions in August against patent 6,407,213, which covers humanized antibody polypeptides and methods for their preparation and use. The patent does not focus on any particular therapy, but Genentech notes that the approach was used to develop Herceptin®,…
Earlier this year, we reported that Mylan and Biocon submitted an aBLA for MYL-1401O, a proposed biosimilar to Genentech’s Herceptin® (trastuzumab). Earlier this week, an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), titled Effect of a Proposed Trastuzumab Biosimilar Compared With Trastuzumab on Overall Response Rate in Patients With ERBB2…
According to a Mabion press release, Mylan recently reached a deal with Mabion, a Polish biotech firm, for the exclusive right to commercialize Mabion’s rituximab biosimilar candidate in EU countries and non-EU Balkan states. The deal included an upfront payment of $10 million and additional milestone payments and royalties. Rituximab is…