Polsinelli Podcasts - FDA Denies Amgen Citizen Petition in Biosimilar Dispute
On February 4, 2025, HyClone Laboratories, LLC (“HyClone”), a cell culture media supplier, filed a Motion to Quash a subpoena issued by Amgen, Inc. (“Amgen”). The underlying subpoena was issued in Amgen’s ongoing denosumab...more
As we previously reported, Amgen sued Pfizer and its affiliate Hospira in July 2018 based on Hospira’s submission of an aBLA for a biosimilar of NEULASTA (filgrastim). That same month, Pfizer obtained FDA-approval and, in...more
Today, the district court entered a scheduling order in the Amgen v. Adello BPCIA litigation concerning Adello’s aBLA for a biosimilar of Neupogen® (filgrastim). The scheduling order is generally consistent with the joint...more
As we have previously reported, on July 25th, Coherus filed a motion to stay discovery pending the result of its motion to dismiss in its litigation against Amgen regarding pegfilgrastim, and Amgen filed an opposition on...more
In Amgen, Inc. v. Hospira, Inc., Appeal No. 2016-2179 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2017), the Federal Circuit suggested what an owner of a reference product suing an applicant for a biosimilar under the Biologics Price Competition and...more
Today, the Federal Circuit dismissed Amgen’s appeal from and mandamus petition regarding the U.S. District Court for the Delaware’s order denying Amgen’s motion to compel discovery for lack of jurisdiction under the...more
Earlier this week Coherus filed a motion to stay the BPICA litigation brought by Amgen in the District of Delaware, arguing that in light of the FDA’s complete response letter delaying the launch of Coherus’ pegfilgrastim...more