Tagged as: eculizumab

PTAB Institutes Inter Partes Review of Three Eculizumab Patents

In February of this year, Amgen filed three petitions for inter partes review (IPR) of Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ U.S. Patent Nos. 9,725,504 (IPR2019-00739), 9,718,880 (IPR2019-00740), and 9,732,149 (IPR2019-00741). The claims of the challenged patents are directed to the monoclonal antibody eculizumab, which is the active ingredient in Alexion’s SOLIRIS, or methods…

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Eculizumab Biosimilar Approved in Russia

Alexion’s Soliris® (eculizumab) is a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Soliris® has already been approved in the U.S., EU, and Japan as a first line treatment. Last week, Russia approved the launch of an eculizumab biosimilar developed by Generium,…

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