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Motion to Dismiss Denied in Amgen v. Hospira BPCIA

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At the end of last month, Judge Connolly denied defendants Hospira and Pfizer’s motion to dismiss following a telephone conference with the parties.  We previously reported back in February 2020 that Amgen sued Pfizer and its...more

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Relators Continue to Face Pleading Hurdles in FCA Cases Post-Escobar

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The Northern District of Illinois is the latest court to grant a defendant’s motion to dismiss in a False Claims Act (FCA) case, after the relator failed to meet the substantial pleading burden established in the U.S. Supreme...more

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Amgen’s Federal Circuit Appeal to Address Important BPCIA Disclosure Issue

The Federal Circuit has now issued two decisions interpreting the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA). In Amgen v. Sandoz, the first decision to interpret the BPCIA, the majority held that...more

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Amgen v. Hospira: Amgen’s Appeal to the Fed. Cir. Will Proceed on the Merits

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As we reported, in a litigation regarding Hospira’s planned biosimilar for Amgen’s epoetin alfa, sold under the brand names Epogen and Procrit, in May, 2016, the District Court (D.Del., J. Andrews) denied Amgen’s motion to...more

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Court Denies Hospira’s Motion to Dismiss BPCIA Notice Claims in Amgen v. Hospira

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The District Court (D. Del., J. Andrews) has denied Hospira’s Motion to Dismiss in Amgen v. Hospira. As we’ve covered previously (see our posts here and here), Hospira moved to dismiss Count I of Amgen’s amended...more

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Amgen’s Appeal of District Court Discovery Rulings in Amgen v. Hospira

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As we covered in a previous post, the Court in Amgen v. Hospira ruled on some novel issues relating to litigation under the BPCIA during a hearing on discovery issues a few months ago. Background: To recap: this...more

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ANDA Update - Volume 2, Number 2

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180-Day Notice Period for Biosimilar Approval Is Always Mandatory and Enforceable by Injunction - Amgen Inc., v. Apotex Inc., (Fed. Cir. July 5, 2016) - A year after analyzing the patent dance and notice...more

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Amgen v. Hospira: Court Considers Issues Regarding the Scope of Discovery and the RPS’s Ability to Assert Additional Patents in...

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In a recent hearing held in Amgen v. Hospira, the parties offered arguments on some novel issues relating to litigation under the BPCIA, particularly: - ..Whether a reference product sponsor (“RPS”) can compel a...more

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Hospira Moves to Dismiss Amgen’s BPCIA Claims in Epogen Biosimilars Suit

Last month, Amgen sued Hospira in Delaware under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) over Hospira’s proposed biosimilar version of Amgen’s Epogen (epoetin alfa). In addition to claims for...more

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