As we’ve posted here, Biocon and Mylan are jointly developing a portfolio of biosimilars, and they have filed applications for marketing authorization in the European Union for three biosimilar products: Fulphila (Pegfilgrastim), Ogivri (Trastuzumab), and Semglee (Insulin Glargine). The French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM), on…
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, Goodwin’s Elaine Blais will present as a featured speaker during the one-hour webinar, “Who Will ‘Dance’ Now? Biosimilars After Amgen v. Sandoz,” hosted by the IPO IP Chat Channel. Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET To register as a participant, please click here.
Last week, an article reviewing the literature comparing infliximab biosimilar CT-P13 (Celltrion) with infliximab (Janssen Biotech) for the treatment of rheumatologic diseases was published in Drug Design, Development and Therapy. Noting that many European specialists had reported having only a basic knowledge of biosimilars, the authors sought to critically analyze…
On July 6, 2017, the PTAB issued two additional Final Written Decisions finding AbbVie’s U.S. Patent 8,889,135 (“the ‘135 patent”) unpatentable as obvious over the prior art. The Final Written Decisions were issued in IPR2016-00408 and IPR2016-00409, both filed by Boehringer Ingelheim. As we reported here, the ‘135 patent had previously been found unpatentable as…
On July 4, 2017, BIOCAD, a Russia biotechnology company, announced that in August 2017, it expects to receive permanent market authorization in India for Acellbia, its rituximab biosimilar. BIOCAD reports that its first shipment of Acellbia to India is scheduled for September 2017. As we previously reported, BIOCAD has also…
Pfizer has filed two petitions for IPR of U.S. Patent 8,591,897, owned by Genentech: IPR2017-01726 and IPR2017-01727. According to the petitions, the ‘897 patent is directed to methods for treating patients with non-metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer by administering anthracycline/cyclophosphamide (AC) based chemotherapy, followed by sequential administration of a taxoid and…
As we reported here on June 12, 2017, Coherus BioSciences received a complete response letter (“CRL”) from the FDA for its biologics license application for its pegfiltrastim (Neulasta®) biosimilar. On June 21, 2017, in a filing with the SEC, Coherus stated that it is implementing a restructuring plan “to reduce…
On July 5, 2017, Daiichi Sankyo Company announced that it has decided to discontinue the development of CHS-0214, an investigational biosimilar to Amgen’s Enbrel® (etanercept), in Japan. Daiichi had been co-developing CHS-0214 with Coherus BioSciences, who still holds rights to CHS-0214 outside of Japan. According to the announcement, CHS-0214 had…
Yesterday, in Amgen v. Hospira, Amgen filed a redacted copy of Amgen’s amended opening brief in support of its motion for preliminary injunction (PI). As we previously reported, Amgen filed a revised brief because the Supreme Court’s decision in Sandoz v. Amgen impacted the issues raised in Amgen’s original PI motion. Amgen’s…
As we have previously reported, on June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Amgen v. Sandoz holding that notice of commercial marketing may be given prior to FDA approval. The Court also held that no injunction is available under federal law to force compliance with the…