Lupin recently announced approval in Japan to manufacture and sell an etanercept biosimilar, YLB113. YLB113 is approved to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. YLB113 will be marketed in Japan by a joint venture between YL Biologics Limited and a Lupin subsidiary. This marks Lupin’s first…
According to a recent paper in The Lancet, a new phase 3 study shows that CT-P13, Celltrion and Pfizer’s infliximab biosimilar, is non-inferior to the reference biologic, REMICADE, for the treatment of Crohn’s disease. CT-P13 was approved by the European Commission under the trade name Remsima® in September 2013, and…
As we previously reported, in May 2017, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the United Kingdom reached a provisional conclusion that Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD) violated competition law through a discount pricing scheme for Remicade that was likely to restrict biosimilar competition. In March 2019, after considering…
We previously reported on the biosimilar trade secrets case, Genentech v. JHL. Genentech asserted claims including trade secret misappropriation under state and federal law, breach of contract, and breach of state and federal computer fraud and abuse acts. On March 20, the district court entered a case management order ,…
As we have reported, Samsung Bioepis is engaged in U.S. patent litigation and proceedings against Genentech in connection with Samsung Bioepis’s ONTRUZANT (trastuzumab-dttb) biosimilar product, which the U.S. FDA approved earlier this year. In addition to litigating a BPCIA case in federal district court that is currently scheduled for a…
As we previously reported, Pfizer recently filed a notice that it will not participate in the appeal of the final written decision of IPR2017-01168, which found all claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,821,873 unpatentable. The ‘873 patent is directed to a method of treating lymphoma with anti-CD20 antibodies. On March…
On March 7, 2019, Kashiv Biosciences filed two IPR petitions (IPR2019-00791 and IPR2019-00797) against Amgen process patents – U.S. Patent Nos. 8,940,878 and 9,643,997. The ‘878 and ‘997 patents are directed to methods to purify proteins expressed in a non-native soluble form in a non-mammalian expression system. Kashiv asserts that claims 7-8, 11-12,…
Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of six senators introduced the Biologic Patent Transparency Act (“BPTA”), which the senators say will “help increase patent transparency, promote biosimilar competition, bring needed biosimilar treatments to patients faster, and ultimately, lower drug prices for consumers.” The sponsors further state that the bill will…
Today, Pfizer filed a notice that it will not participate in the appeal of the final written decision of IPR2017-01168, which found all claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,821,873 unpatentable. The ‘873 patent is directed to a method of treating lymphoma with anti-CD20 antibodies. Yesterday, Pfizer and Biogen filed a joint…
On March 18, 2019, UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund, a New-York based grocery union, filed a putative class-action lawsuit against AbbVie and seven adalimumab biosimilar manufacturers alleging misconduct and antitrust violations in connection with AbbVie’s assertion of patents to prevent the sale of biosimilar versions of Humira® in the United States….