Amgen and Sandoz reached a settlement in Case No. 1:23-cv-02406 (D.N.J.) on April 29 just hours before a New Jersey District Court Judge (Christine O’Hearn) was scheduled to announce her ruling on Amgen’s preliminary...more
The Supreme Court on Friday, Nov. 3, granted Amgen’s petition for certiorari on the second of the Questions Presented in its petition...more
There are presently seven biosimilar-related appeals pending before the Federal Circuit. Two of those appeals, Amgen v. Sandoz (Case No. 18-1551) and Amgen v. Coherus (Case No. 18-1993), are from district court judgments in...more
As we previously reported, the district court granted Sandoz’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement in the ongoing Amgen v. Sandoz litigation, which relates to Sandoz’s filgrastim and pegfilgrastim biosimilars....more
Below is a rundown of some recent developments in BPCIA litigations concerning biosimilars of Neupogen® (filgrastim) and/or Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim). Amgen v. Adello (filgrastim) - As we previously reported, in March,...more
Over the past several weeks, there have been numerous developments in U.S. patent litigation activity relating to biosimilars of Neupogen® (filgrastim) and Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim). Below is a summary of these developments....more
As we previously reported, in Amgen v. Sandoz, which relates to both Sandoz’s filgrastim biosimilar (Zarxio) and its pegfilgrastim biosimilar, Sandoz had filed motions for summary judgment regarding non-infringement of...more
Last June, in Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., the Supreme Court handed down its interpretation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act ("BPCIA") for the approval of biosimilar drugs. As we reported at the time, the...more
Below is our fall update on the U.S. patent litigations concerning proposed or approved biosimilar products. For additional details, please consult our BPCIA Litigation Summary Chart or our previous quarterly updates (Summer...more
Below is our summer update on the U.S. patent litigations concerning proposed or approved biosimilar products. For additional details, please consult our BPCIA Litigation Summary Chart or our previous quarterly updates...more
On July 17, 2017, in the ongoing Amgen v. Sandoz litigation regarding Sandoz’s proposed biosimilar of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim), the magistrate judge ordered, among other things, that Amgen is entitled to discovery from...more
Welcome to the Summer edition of Benefits Litigation Update, brought to you by The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and the law firm Epstein Becker & Green. With a new Administration and executive branch, we are already...more
On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Amgen v. Sandoz, the landmark case about the meaning of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). First, the Supreme Court held that no federal injunction is...more
As we previously reported, Genentech earlier this month filed a declaratory judgment action against Amgen. In this litigation, Genentech claims that Amgen has violated the patent dance provisions of the BPCIA by disclosing...more