We have previously reported on the class action suit against AbbVie alleging misconduct and antitrust violations in connection with AbbVie’s assertion of patents to prevent the sale of biosimilar…
We have previously reported on the class action suit against AbbVie alleging misconduct and antitrust violations in connection with AbbVie’s assertion of patents to prevent the sale of biosimilar…
On May 8, 2020, AbbVie announced that it completed its acquisition of Allergan plc, having received approval by the Irish High Court. AbbVie and Allergan had previously announced, on May…
Last week, Amgen filed a new complaint against Pfizer and Hospira under the BPCIA for infringement related to Hospira’s filgrastim biosimilar. The action is related to newly granted U.S. Patent…
We have previously reported on the Amgen v. Sanofi Praulent® litigation, which has been ongoing since late 2014. After the parties stipulated to infringement, a jury in the District of…
Shanghai Henlius biosimilar antibody developments On March 9, 2020, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. announced that its investigational new drug application has been accepted by China’s…
On March 30, in the Genentech v. Amgen trastuzumab and bevacizumab biosimilar patent litigations, Delaware District Judge Connolly ordered the appointment of a special master to handle the…
This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued two rulings in biosimilar-related appeals from final written decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in…
On March 24, 2020, Alvotech HF announced that it entered into an exclusive license partnership with DKSH, a market expansion services provider, for the commercialization of AVT02, a biosimilar…
On March 13, 2020, Genentech and Amgen agreed to vacate all pre-trial deadlines and their April 20, 2020 trastuzumab biosimilar jury trial date, due to an issue with a document…
Being ten years in since the enactment of the BPCIA provides us a great opportunity to take a look back at how things have developed in the world of biosimilar…