Polsinelli Podcasts - FDA Denies Amgen Citizen Petition in Biosimilar Dispute
As we have previously reported, Regeneron’s BPCIA case against Mylan regarding Mylan’s proposed aflibercept biosimilar is proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, with a two-week trial...more
As previously reported, Amgen sought leave to appeal a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal (2020 FCA 188) affirming Justice Southcott’s decision that the relevant claims of its filgrastim (NEUPOGEN) patent were invalid...more
As we ring in the new year, we look back at the top U.S. biosimilar market developments of 2020. Here are some of our highlights, in no particular order...more
Mylan announced on its most recent quarterly earnings call that it expects to launch its rituximab and etanercept biosimilars in Europe later this year. In discussing Mylan’s biosimilars pipeline, Rajiv Malik, Mylan’s...more
The 10th anniversary of the U.S. biosimilar pathway the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) is quickly approaching and marks an expansion of the U.S. biosimilar market. The BPCIA, signed into law...more
About Life Sciences Court Report: We will periodically report on recently filed biotech and pharma litigation. Allergan USA, Inc. v. Prollenium US Inc. 1-20-cv-00104; filed January 23, 2020 in the District Court of Delaware...more
Regeneron’s EYLEA (aflibercept) was approved by the U.S. FDA on November 18, 2011, and is indicated for the treatment of patients with Neovascular (Wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Macular Edema following Retinal...more
Here are some recent developments in U.S. legal proceedings relating to biosimilars: On December 10, 2018, in the Southern District of Florida, Apotex filed a motion to dismiss the patent infringement complaint that Amgen...more
As we previously reported, Mylan recently filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings regarding Amgen’s assertion of the ’707 Patent, which covers methods related to producing the biosimilar pegfilgrastim. Mylan’s motion...more
Amgen, Sandoz, Samsung and Mylan all launched adalimumab biosimilars in Europe this past October. On October 16, 2018, Amgen has announced that its adalimumab biosimilar AMGEVITA launched in European markets....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
Pegfilgrastim litigation - We had previously covered Judge Stark’s grant of Coherus’s motion to dismiss Amgen’s complaint alleging infringement of the ‘707 patent in Amgen v. Coherus. Today, Judge Stark entered judgment...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
Here are our picks for the top-5 biggest deals in the world of biosimilars in 2017...more
Here are our picks for the top-five most significant U.S. market developments in the world of biosimilars in 2017...more
Marketing approval for US biosimilars has taken off in 2017. FDA has approved five biosimilar products this year, increasing the number of approved biosimilars from four to nine. In addition to new biosimilars of AbbVie’s...more
Amgen has filed patent infringement claims against Mylan and its subsidiaries over Mylan’s proposed biosimilar version of Neulasta (pegfilgrastim). Neulasta, a long-acting version of Amgen’s Neupogen (filgrastim), is a...more
On Friday, Amgen filed a complaint for patent infringement under the BPCIA against yet another developer of a biosimilar of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim). Amgen has sued Mylan in the Western District of Pennsylvania for...more
On Thursday, July 13, 2017, FDA’s Oncological Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) unanimously recommended approval of biosimilars of two blockbuster cancer drugs. The first, Amgen and Allergan’s ABP-215, is a proposed biosimilar...more
The FDA announced today that the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on July 13, 2017 in Silver Springs, Maryland to discuss two biosimilar applications. During the morning session, the committee...more
On October 14, 2016, Mylan Pharmaceuticals and the Biosimilars Council, a subsidiary of the Generic Pharmaceuticals Association (GPhA), filed amicus briefs in support of granting review in Apotex v. Amgen, No. 16-332. As...more
Mylan N.V. and Biocon Ltd. recently announced that the European Medicines Agency has accepted Mylan’s Marketing Authorization Application for a proposed biosimilar version of Amgen’s Neulasta (pegfilgrastim). In Europe,...more
We previously reported on collaborations between Amgen and Allergan on oncology-related biosimilars. On July 21, Amgen and Allergan announced results of a Phase III trial for their ABP 980 product, which is being developed...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Astellas Pharma Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al. 1:15-cv-00857; filed September 22, 2015 in the District Court of...more