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Alteogen Seeks Approval for Aflibercept Biosimilar in Korea

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​​​​​​​On September 13, 2024, Alteogen announced that it has applied for marketing authorization in Korea for ALT-L9, an aflibercept biosimilar of EYLEA®. According to Alteogen, a 12-country Phase 3 study showed that ALT-L9...more

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Alexion and Samsung Settle Eculizumab BPCIA Case

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​​​​​​​On August 30, 2024, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alexion Pharma International Operations Ltd. (collectively, “Alexion”) and Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd. (“Samsung Bioepis”) settled their BPCIA dispute related to...more

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Spotlight On: Biosimilar Litigations - September 2024

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Biosimilar Litigations include litigations relating to biosimilar/follow-on products of CDER-listed reference products. Litigations between biosimilar applicants/manufacturers and reference product sponsors as well as...more

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Senate Seeks to Reduce Biosimilar Prices by “Pruning” “Patent Thickets”

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On July 10, the Senate unanimously passed the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 (S.150), which seeks to increase competition and lower drug prices by imposing limits on patent litigation related to biological...more

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Update on Recent International Biosimilar Approvals - September 2024

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Approval of Celltrion’s Ustekinumab Biosimilar in the EU:  On August 26, 2024, Celltrion announced that the European Commission (EC) granted approval for STEQEYMA, formerly known as CT-P43, a biosimilar of STELARA...more

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Alexion and Samsung Bioepis Settle Soliris® Biosimilar Patent Proceedings for Epysqli®

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On August 30, 2024, Alexion and Samsung Bioepis filed voluntary dismissals in all of their pending patent proceedings related to Soliris® (eculizumab) biosimilar Epysqli® (eculizumab-aagh), including Case No. 1:24-cv-00005...more

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Regeneron Files BPCIA Complaint Against Sandoz Regarding Aflibercept Biosimilar

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On August 26, 2024, Regeneron filed a BPCIA complaint in the District Court for the District of New Jersey against Sandoz Inc. related to Sandoz’s ENVEEZU (aflibercept-abzv)....more

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FTC continues to focus on competition in pharmaceutical markets, supports FDA guidance on biosimilars

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On August 20, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a comment letter in support of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) June 2024 draft guidance on biosimilar interchangeability (the “Draft Guidance”). When...more

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FTC Comment on FDA Draft Guidance on Interchangeability

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We recently posted on a new FDA draft guidance entitled “Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products Questions and Answers,” aimed at providing “answers to commonly asked questions...more

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Regeneron Files BPCIA Complaint Against Sandoz’s EYLEA® Biosimilar Enzeevu™ Following FDA Approval

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Regeneron filed an eighth BPCIA litigation (Case No. 2:24-cv-08760 (D.N.J.)) related to an EYLEA® (aflibercept) biosimilar, against Sandoz’s Enzeevu™ (aflibercept-abzv).  The Complaint alleges infringement of 46 of...more

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Manitoba last province to introduce Biosimilars Initiative, while Ontario adds four drugs to its Biosimilar Policy

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Manitoba has implemented a Biosimilars Initiative effective August 1, 2024. Manitoba is the last province in Canada to implement a biosimilar policy that requires patients receiving funding under the Manitoba Pharmacare...more

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EMA Accepts Marketing Authorization Application for Alvotech’s AVT06 (aflibercept)

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On August 15, 2024, Alvotech and Advanz Pharma announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted a Marketing Authorization Application for AVT06, Alvotech’s biosimilar of low dose (2 mg) EYLEA (aflibercept)....more

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Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection - July 2024

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FTC Submits Comment Supporting Proposed FDA Guidance Revising Switching Studies for Biosimilar Interchangeability

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On August 20, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted a comment supporting the FDA’s June 2024 draft guidance “Considerations for Demonstrating Interchangeability with a Reference Product: Update” that revises the...more

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Blockbuster Biologics - Review Issue 24

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Welcome to the latest issue of Blockbuster Biologics Review, which covers the status and developments of post-grant challenges and patent litigations implicating blockbuster biologics and legislative proposals related to...more

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Proposed BPCIA Reform Legislation Likely To Have Little Effect Even If Passed

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In an attempt to increase the availability of biosimilars, on July 11, 2024, the Senate passed the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which was introduced in the House on July 19, 2024. The bill sets a cap of 20...more

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FDA Seeks Input on Biosimilar Product Development Guidance

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​​​​​​​On July 25, 2024, the FDA published a notice establishing a public docket for commenting to obtain information to assist the FDA in assessing how best to advance the development of new biosimilar products, as part of...more

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Amgen Files BPCIA Lawsuit Against Samsung Bioepis Prolia® / Xgeva® Proposed Biosimilar SB16

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On August 12, 2024, Amgen filed Case No. 1:24-cv-08417 (D.N.J.) against Samsung Bioepis, alleging SB16 (denosumab), its proposed Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) biosimilar, would infringe 34 of Amgen’s patents....more

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EYLEA® Biosimilar Updates: Sandoz’s Enzeevu™ (aflibercept-abzv) FDA Approved, Regeneron Dismisses IPR Appeals

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On August 12, 2024, Sandoz announced the FDA approval of Enzeevu™ (aflibercept-abzv) as the fourth biosimilar of Regeneron’s EYLEA® (aflibercept).  Enzeevu™ was approved as provisionally interchangeable, subject to the...more

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Less Is More — the Premise of the Biosimilar ‘Patent Thicket’ Bill

As part of a push to increase competition and lower drug prices, the U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that limits the number of patents that can be asserted in biosimilar litigation. The Affordable Prescriptions for...more

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FDA Approves Sandoz’s ENVEEZU™ (aflibercept-abzv)

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​​​​​​​On August 12, 2024, Sandoz announced that the FDA has approved ENVEEZUTM (aflibercept-abzv) 2 mg vial kit and pre-filled syringe for intravitreal injection. ENVEEZUTM is indicated for the treatment of neovascular (wet)...more

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Amgen Files BPCIA Complaint Against Samsung Bioepsis Regarding Denosumab

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On August 12, 2024, Amgen filed a BPCIA complaint in the District Court for the District of New Jersey against Samsung Bioepis and Samsung Biologics related to Samsung Bioepis’s proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s PROLIA and...more

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Cancer Drugs: Antibody-Drug Conjugate Litigation

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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are typically composed of a monoclonal antibody attached to a cytotoxic drug via a chemical linker. The antibody is able to identify biomarkers on and attach to cancer cells, allowing targeted...more

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FDA seeks industry input on biosimilar guidance development

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the establishment of a public docket to obtain information and comments to help FDA assess how best to advance the development of new biosimilar biological...more

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Spotlight On: Actemra® (tocilizumab) / Tofidence™ (tocilizumab-bavi) / Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg) - August 2024

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Tocilizumab Challenged Claim Types in IPRs: Claims are counted in each IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple IPRs are counted more than once. Within each IPR, claims are counted only once, whether they...more

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