Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced promising results from two Phase III studies evaluating MK-1293 – Merck’s biosimilar to Lantus (insulin glargine). Lantus is used for the treatment of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In both Phase III studies, MK-1293 demonstrated statistical…
According to the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, the biosimilars market in South Korea will grow to 150 billion won (~$130 million) by 2019, nearly doubling in size from its 2013 value. Six biosimilars have been approved in South Korea since 2012, and dozens of other biosimilars are currently in the development…
As we previously reported, on February 16, 2016, Sandoz petitioned the United States Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari regarding the Federal Circuit’s interpretation of the BPCIA’s “notice of commercial marketing” provision—subsection (l)(8)(A)—as authorizing such notice only after FDA approval of an aBLA. In response, on March 21, Amgen…
Yesterday, the Federal Circuit issued a final decision in Genzyme Therapeutic Prods. v. Biomarin Pharms., No. 2015-1720 case affirming two PTAB IPR final decisions invalidating as obvious the claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,351,410 and 7,655,226, which are directed to the treatment of Pompe’s disease with injections of human acid…
Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Halo Electronics, decision in Halo Electronics, Inc. v Pulse Electronics, Inc., in which the Court rejected the Federal Circuit’s Seagate test and established a new framework for imposing enhanced damages for patent infringement. Under the new framework, district courts will have greater…
Yesterday, the PTAB instituted IPRs on two of Abbvie’s Humira patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 9,017,680 and 9,073,987, which are drawn to dosing regimens for AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. As previously reported here, the PTAB previously instituted an IPR on related U.S. Patent 8,889,135 based on a petition…
At the Annual European Congress on Rheumatology (EULAR 2016), held last week in London, Samsung Bioepis presented new clinical data on its etanercept, adalimumab, and infliximab biosimilars. According to a press release from Biogen, a partner in the Samsung Bioepis joint venture with Samsung BioLogics, Phase III studies for those anti-TNF-α biosimilars have demonstrated that…
The Big Molecule Watch team looks forward to seeing you during the next couple of days at American Conference Institute’s 7th Annual Biosimilars Summit. Our colleague, Goodwin partner Sarah Frederick, will address how to distinguish a biosimilar product from the reference product while minimizing the risk of legal claims that may…
LG Life Sciences recently announced the start of phase III clinical trials for its Humira® (adalimumab) biosimilar in South Korea. The clinical trials will test the effectiveness of the biosimilar on rheumatoid arthritis patients who have shown negative responses to the chemotherapy drug methotrexate. The trials will also compare the efficacy and safety…
The Biosimilar Medicines Group recently published a new edition of their publication, Biosimilar Medicines Handbook, which provides a wealth of updated information on the current progress of biosimilar medicines in the European Union. The first edition of this guide was published in 2007 when only five biosimilar medications had been…