On January 8, 2016, Mylan N.V. and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. entered into an exclusive global collaboration agreement to jointly develop, manufacture, and commercialize six of Momenta’s current biosimilar medications. According to public information about the agreement, while each company will equally share costs and profits with respect to the products,…
Goodwin Procter announced today the release of the 2016 edition of Biosimilars: A Guide to Regulatory and Intellectual Property Issues. The guide provides clarity to the complex, developing regulatory and legal framework around biosimilars, and the 2016 update offers analysis on the first waves of patent litigation related to biosimilars…
Yesterday Mylan, and Hospira and Celltrion (jointly) filed amicus briefs in support of Apotex’s appeal to the Federal Circuit in Amgen v. Apotex. They joined the Biosimilars Council, which filed its amicus brief Wednesday. Further analysis to come.
Goodwin Procter and the Big Molecule Watch team are looking forward to participating in the 34th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, which brings together leaders from across the industry. If you will be in San Francisco for the conference, we hope you will join us next Wednesday, January 13, 2016,…
Today the Biosimilars Council filed an amicus brief in support of Apotex’s Federal Circuit appeal in Amgen v. Apotex. Further analysis to come.
As we have covered here, and here, Apotex is appealing the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Amgen in Amgen v. Apotex. On December 30, 2015, Apotex filed its opening appellate brief, in which it argues that because the parties completed the patent dance under 42 U.S.C. §…
2015 was a milestone year for biosimilars in the U.S. It was also our first year bringing you the latest biosimilars news and analysis. Here are our picks for the top-five most significant events in the world of biosimilars this year: 5) 2015 saw a marked increase in inter partes review…
IPR2016-00383 (Genzyme Corp.) (U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415) Petitioner: Genzyme Corp. Patent: U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415 Patent Title: Methods of Producing Immunoglobulins, Vectors and Transformed Host Cells for Use Therein Patent Owner: Genentech, Inc. and City of Hope
IPR2016-00408 (Boehringer Ingelheim) (U.S. Patent No. 8,889,135) Petitioner: Boehringer Ingelheim Corp., Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp. Patent: U.S. Patent No. 8,889,135 Patent Title: Methods of Administering Anti-TNFα Antibodies Patent Owner: AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd. IPR2016-00409 (Boehringer Ingelheim) (U.S. Patent No. 8,889,135) Petitioner:…
Sandoz has requested an extension of its deadline to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in Amgen v. Sandoz. As we covered previously, after the Federal Circuit denied the parties’ petitions for rehearing en banc in Amgen v. Sandoz, a 90-day clock began running on the parties’ time to file…