On April 15, 2019, the parties filed their opening claim construction briefs (Amgen’s Brief; Adello’s Brief) in the Amgen v. Adello BPCIA litigation concerning Adello’s aBLA for a biosimilar of Neupogen® (filgrastim). The patents at issue are U.S. Patent Nos. 8,940,878; 9,643,997; 8,952,138; and 9,856,287, each generally directed to the production of proteins in…
Yesterday, Kashiv Pharma, LLC announced its acquisition of the assets of Adello Biologics, LLC, a biotechnology company developing biosimilars. Kashiv will now be known as Kashiv BioSciences, LLC with its headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey. It also has research and development and manufacturing facilities in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Piscataway, New…
In March this year, Amgen sued Adello Biologics under the BPCIA in the District of New Jersey for infringement of seventeen patents, based on Adello’s submission of an aBLA for a biosimilar of Neupogen® (filgrastim). In October, Amgen filed an amended complaint, reducing the number of asserted patents to four,…