As we previously reported, the Northern District of West Virginia ordered an expedited trial in Regeneron’s aflibercept BPCIA case against Mylan. Regeneron had asserted 24 patents in its complaint. As required by the court’s scheduling order, on October 28, Regeneron identified six patents for the first phase of the litigation. …
On Tuesday, December 6, Regeneron filed an expedited motion to compel Mylan’s compliance with the protective order in the parties’ BPCIA litigation concerning Mylan’s proposed aflibercept biosimilar of EYLEA. Regeneron alleges that Mylan has improperly “designated the entire 1,000,000+ pages of its biosimilar application and regulatory file as ‘Outside Counsel’s…
As we previously reported, Biocon Biologics Ltd. (a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd.) announced its intent to acquire the global biosimilars business of its long-term partner Viatris, Inc. This week, Biocon confirmed completion of its acquisition in a part-cash/part-equity transaction. Under the terms of this USD $3.335 billion deal, Biocon paid…
On November 9, 2022, the PTAB issued final written decisions in IPR2021-00880 and IPR2021-00881, filed by Mylan on two Regeneron patents related to aflibercept—U.S. Patent Nos. 9,254,338 and 9,669,069. The PTAB ruled in Mylan’s favor in both IPRs, holding all challenged claims of both patents invalid as anticipated by the same…
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently filed an IPR petition, PTAB-IPR2023-00099, seeking cancellation of claims 1-3 of U.S. Patent No. 10,857,205, assigned to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. According to the petition, the claims “are drawn to monthly dosing [of aflibercept] to treat an angiogenic eye disorder.” The Petition sets forth three anticipation grounds and…
As we reported last week, the Northern District of West Virginia court has ordered an expedited trial in Regeneron’s aflibercept BPCIA case against Mylan. As required by the court’s scheduling order, on October 28, Regeneron identified six patents for the first phase of the litigation. Regeneron also agreed that “it will…
The court has issued a scheduling order in Regeneron’s aflibercept BPCIA case against Mylan. The court scheduled a 2-week trial in June 2023, less than a year from Regeneron’s filing of its complaint in August 2022. The scheduling order requires Regeneron to identify 6 patents from 3 patent families for…
Apotex Inc. recently filed an IPR petition, IPR2022-01524, seeking cancellation of claims 1-14 and 26-30 of U.S. Patent No. 11,253,572 assigned to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The challenged claims generally relate to methods for treating angiogenic eye disorders with a claimed dosing regimen of aflibercept, achieving specific visual acuity results from…
As we previously reported, Regeneron filed a BPCIA complaint against Mylan on August 3, 2022, regarding Mylan’s proposed aflibercept biosimilar. Just two days after filing its Complaint, Regeneron filed a motion requesting an expedited status conference and to schedule a trial for no later than June 2023. Briefing on Regeneron’s…
Regeneron filed a complaint yesterday against Mylan in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, alleging infringement of twenty-four patents under the BPCIA based on Mylan’s submission of an aBLA for M710, a proposed biosimilar of EYLEA (aflibercept). Regeneron asserts that use of Mylan’s M710 infringes seven…