Yesterday, Biogen announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Imraldi® (also known as SB5). Imraldi® is a biosimilar for Humira® (adalimumab). Imraldi® is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile idiopathic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, pediatric plaque psoriasis, adult and adolescent hidradenitis suppurativa, Crohn’s…
On July 17, 2017, in the ongoing Amgen v. Sandoz litigation regarding Sandoz’s proposed biosimilar of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim), the magistrate judge ordered, among other things, that Amgen is entitled to discovery from Sandoz regarding the anticipated approval, marketing, and sales of Sandoz’s proposed pegfilgrastim biosimilar. Sandoz argued that the discovery…
Sandoz has filed two petitions for IPR challenging Abbvie patents related to use of an antibody identified in the petitions as Humira® (adalimumab): IPR2017-01987 challenging U.S. Patent 8,911,737, directed to methods of treating Crohn’s disease, and IPR2017-01988 challenging U.S. Patent 8,974,790, directed to methods of treating ulcerative colitis. Sandoz’s petitions identify a…
Yesterday, Sandoz announced the launch of its etanercept product, Erelzi®, in Canada. Erelzi is a biosimilar to Amgen’s Enbrel®, and is approved for the treatment of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in adults with or without methotrexate and for reducing signs and symptoms of active ankylosing spondylitis. According to Sandoz, Erelzi® “is…
Samsung Bioepis announced that it has entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to co-develop novel biologic therapies in unmet disease areas. The companies’ first therapeutic candidate is intended to treat severe acute pancreatitis. According to the press release, diversifying into novel biologics development represents “a new chapter” for…
Ireland’s Department of Health (the “Department”) recently reported on its website that it is “developing a National Biosimilar Medicines Policy to promote the use of biosimilar medicines and to create a sustainable environment for biological medicines in Ireland.” The Department is now asking the public for its views regarding the…
As we’ve posted here, Biocon and Mylan are jointly developing a portfolio of biosimilars, including Fulphila (Pegfilgrastim) and Ogivri (Trastuzumab), and have filed applications for marketing authorization in the European Union (EU) for those products. We also posted here that in July 2017, the French National Agency for Medicines and Health…
As we have previously reported, on July 25th, Coherus filed a motion to stay discovery pending the result of its motion to dismiss in its litigation against Amgen regarding pegfilgrastim, and Amgen filed an opposition on August 8th . Yesterday, Coherus filed its reply. In reply, Coherus argued that Amgen’s…
On August 8, Sanofi-Aventis filed a complaint for patent infringement against Merck Sharp & Dohme in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey regarding Merck’s proposed follow-on biologics of Sanofi-Aventis’s Lantus® and Lantus® SoloSTAR® ([rDNA origin] insulin glargine) subcutaneous injection vial products. The complaint alleges infringement of two patents: U.S….
Coherus Biosciences filed a petition at the US Patent and Trademark Office last week, seeking to cancel the claims of U.S. Patent 8,163,522 (the ’522 patent), entitled “Human TNF Receptor,” and assigned on its face to Hoffman-LaRoche Inc. According to a Coherus press release, the ’522 patent is controlled by…