Tagged as: USPTO

USPTO Extends Deadline for Comments on USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives

On February 24, the USPTO extended the written comment period for Joint USPTO–FDA Collaboration Initiatives until March 10, 2023.  As we previously reported, the USPTO requested public input on areas for USPTO-FDA collaboration and engagement in response to President Biden’s Executive Order to “help ensure that the patent system, while incentivizing…

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FDA Commissioner Delivers Remarks at FDA-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Public Workshop

On January 19, 2023, the FDA Commissioner, Robert M. Califf, delivered remarks at the FDA-USPTO Public Workshop.  He noted that, since the issuance of President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition, the FDA and USPTO have been working together to leverage their combined expertise to promote competition and access…

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PTAB Institutes Mylan’s Two EYLEA (aflibercept) IPRs

As we previously reported, Mylan recently filed three IPR petitions challenging claims of Regeneron patents directed to treating angiogenic eye disorders with aflibercept, the active ingredient in Regeneron’s Eylea product—IPR2022-01225 (challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,130,681), IPR2022-01226 (challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,888,601), and IPR2023-00099 (challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,857,205). This week, the PTAB granted institution on two…

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Year in Review: Top Biosimilars-Related Regulatory Developments of 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, we review Big Molecule Watch’s top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year: USPTO Outlines New Initiatives Regarding Drug Pricing In July, we reported that Katherine Vidal, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, published a letter summarizing several…

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Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding that Rituxan® Biogen Patent is Invalid

As we previously reported, in October 2018, Pfizer persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that the claims of Biogen’s U.S. Patent No. 8,821,873, directed to a method of treating lymphoma with anti-CD20 antibodies and covering the cancer therapeutic RITUXAN (rituximab), were unpatentable on obviousness grounds. After appealing to…

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USPTO Announces AIA Fee Increase

On July 31, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) outlining proposed increases in patent fees in a number of categories. In particular, America Invents Act (AIA) fees are subject to a 26% increase, substantially more than the 5% increase in…

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