Polsinelli Podcasts - FDA Denies Amgen Citizen Petition in Biosimilar Dispute
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
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
Last November, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Guidance to the Examiner Corps that was disclosed to the public at the March 19, 2024 Biotechnology, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Partnership Meeting, on resources to...more
Hosted by American Conference Institute, the Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics returns to New York City, on June 20 - 21, 2024. Now in its 15th year, the 2024 conference will dive deep into the latest legal,...more
FDA and EMA both approve additional biosimilar versions of Humira® (adalimumab). FDA also approves its third biosimilar version of Neupogen® (filgrastim). ...more
2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. The biosimilar market also...more
As 2021 comes to a close, Big Molecule Watch reviews the top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year... President Biden Signs Orange Book Transparency Act - In January, we reported that President Biden...more
FDA and EMA both approve first biosimilar version of Lucentis® (ranbizumab). FDA has approved only two biosimilars in 2021 after only approving three in 2020. EMA approves four more Avastin® (bevacizumab) biosimilars,...more
It’s finally here – the Drug Pricing Plan that President Biden ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to produce by the end of August (the “Plan”) was released publicly by the Administration on September 9,...more
In March 2021, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital published a white paper exploring the link between entry of biosimilars under The Biological Price Competition and...more
A federal district court recently dismissed a lawsuit against AbbVie and biosimilar manufacturers of adalimumab involving a novel antitrust claim against the Humira patent estate. Attorneys with Haug Partners LLP take an...more
Here are our picks of some legal developments to keep an eye out for in the new year: Federal Circuit Decisions on Bevacizumab and Trastuzumab Preliminary Injunctions: Appeals are pending on the District of Delaware’s...more
Although the 12-year exclusivity period for original biologic products was a heavily negotiated provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), increased spending on biologic drugs has led to calls to...more
Last week, co-sponsors Senators Leahy (D-VT), Grassley (R-IA), Klobucher (D-MN), and Lee (R-UT) introduced a bill (S. 3056), entitled the "Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2016" or the "CREATES...more
Martin Shkreli Not the Big Story on the Hill Last Week - Congress’s complex relationship with prescription drugs was on display last week in the House of Representatives. In the House Committee on Oversight and...more
On September 17, 2015, members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee will have an opportunity to hear from and question Dr. Janet Woodock, the director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and...more